Description
Job Title: Bid Manager (Maternity Cover)
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 Months
Flexibility: This role is available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.
Location: In terms of location, our office is in Bath, and we are happy to explore flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Please note that travel to customer sites or to attend meetings will be required.
About BMT
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognisng their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at
www.bmt.org.
At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. We understand not everyone has the same needs in order to make work work for them and their lives - we'd love you to discuss any requirements for flexibility with us - we can't promise to fulfil every request but we do promise to listen to what matters to you. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers
Why Work for Us?
Joining BMT means gaining access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success. In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:
- Private Medical (family coverage)
- Enhanced Pension
- 18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
- Family friendly policies
- Committed to an inclusive culture
- Wellbeing Fund – an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
- 26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
- Holiday Trading
- Retail Vouchers
- Professional Subscriptions
About The Role
We are seeking a Bid Manager to join our Future Business team at BMT on a fixed term basis. Reporting to the Head of Bidding, you will play a key part in planning and managing the end-to-end bid process. This role involves working with colleagues across the business, as well as external partners and clients, to deliver high-quality bids that help us win new work.
You will be responsible for coordinating activities across a range of disciplines, developing bid plans and strategies, and ensuring all submissions meet our standards for quality and compliance. The Bid Manager will also support wider work-winning activities and contribute to continuous improvement in our bidding practice.
Key responsibilities include:
- Planning, coordinating and managing the entire bid process for assigned bids
- Gathering technical, commercial and financial information from across the business
- Managing bid teams and inputs from a variety of stakeholders
- Acting as the main point of contact for bids you lead
- Ensuring compliance with corporate processes and documentation
- Reviewing and formatting bid deliverables for quality and consistency
- Organising and facilitating bid workshops and meetings
- Monitoring bid delivery against agreed timescales and requirements
- Supporting the development of winning strategies and messaging
- Conducting bid debriefs and lessons learned sessions
- Maintaining records and updating standard materials for bids
- Driving best practice and looking for ways to improve our win rate
About You
You will be highly motivated and take pride in supporting work-winning activities. With a strong track record in bid management or major tender preparation (minimum five years), you will have excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high standards.
You are adaptable and able to respond to changing requirements, working collaboratively with colleagues, clients and senior management. Your communication skills are excellent, both written and verbal, and you are comfortable presenting information to different audiences.
You are organised, able to prioritise a busy workload, and confident in managing deadlines. You enjoy finding new and effective ways to solve problems and are dedicated to exceeding expectations. A positive attitude and the ability to lead and motivate others are essential.
Experience in the defence, engineering or consultancy sectors is desirable, as is a good understanding of bidding practice and procurement processes. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications, are required.
What's Next?
If you are ready to contribute your skills and passion to a dynamic team addressing impactful challenges, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity with BMT. Join us in shaping a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future.
A message to recruitment agencies: We receive applications exclusively via our ATS. Please note that we do not accept CVs submitted via email to the HR department or staff within our Operational teams. We will not progress CVs shared on a speculative basis by email and you accept our right to pursue such candidates with no obligation to third-party terms and conditions or liability to a fee
