Bid Manager

Volkerrail Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company in Preston is seeking a Bid Manager to oversee tendering for projects within marine, coastal, flood defence, and water sectors. The candidate should have a degree in Civil Engineering, strong logical communication skills, and at least 5 years of site management experience. This position offers competitive salary, annual leave benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in site management.
• Travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and Co-ordinate Northwest based bid team.
• Develop tender winning strategies.
• Evaluate design options and determine winning solutions.

Skills

Excellent logical written and verbal communication skills

Excellent IT skills in Word, Excel, Power Point

Ability to develop multidisciplinary programmes

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or similar

Job description

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

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The Bid Manager will be responsible for tendering new civil engineering work within the UK focusing on Marine, Costal, Flood Defence and Water sectors. The successful candidate will be a part of a leadership team preparing tenders varying size from £2m to £100m overseeing the estimation, tender design, commercial, programme and quality submissions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and Co-ordinate Northwest based bid team
• Develop tender winning strategies:
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Commercial
• Commission and manage tender designs
• Evaluate design options and determine winning solutions
• Manage tender programme and budgets resolving critical issues
• Develop working methods, evaluate alternatives and determine winning solutions
• Understand and analyse competitors
• Ability to develop multidisciplinary programmes
• Manage multiple priorities and teams
• Present solutions to clients and senior managers
• Pursue, builds and maintains strong relationships within the industry
• Compare and analyse competitive subcontractor and supplier bids

Research technologies / project background

About you

• Requirements:
  • Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
  • Excellent logical written and verbal communication skills
  • Min 5 years’ experience (site management)
  • Travel is required
  • Excellent IT skills in Word, Excel, Power Point
  • Home Office – Preston

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, you still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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