Package Submission Manager - Civil Infrastructure

Laing O'Rourke group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is looking for a Package Submission Manager to oversee proposal submissions related to a £2bn power sector infrastructure project. The position involves leading multidisciplinary teams and ensuring governance compliance while influencing national infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a background in engineering or commercial management and demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills. The role is critical to shaping how the UK accesses cleaner power.

Qualifications

• Experience in tendering, engineering, and commercial management.
• Ability to coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams effectively.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of package allowance proposal submissions.
• Oversee proposal submissions and coordinate key inputs.
• Work closely with commercial teams on pricing strategies.

Skills

Tendering

Engineering

Commercial management

Bid leadership

Project leadership

Education

Degree in engineering, construction, or business management

Job description

Package Submission Manager – Infrastructure (£2bn Power Sector)

Location: Birmingham
Employer: Laing O'Rourke – Great Grid Partnership

We are excited to invite a Package Submission Manager to join us on one of the UK's most transformative national infrastructure programmes: the Great Grid Upgrade.

If you have experience in tendering, engineering, commercial management, bid leadership, or delivering complex infrastructure projects — and you enjoy bringing talented people together to produce excellent work — this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the UK's power network.

What will you be doing?

You’ll lead the development of Package Allowance Proposal submissions for work packages totalling £2bn, delivered by Laing O'Rourke through the Great Grid Partnership.

This is a role where collaboration, organisation, and clear communication matter just as much as technical expertise. You’ll guide internal teams, ensure governance is followed, and help produce confident, high‑quality submissions that reflect our engineering excellence.

In this role, you will:

• Bring together multi‑disciplinary bid teams — including engineering, delivery, procurement, estimating and planning — ensuring everyone is aligned and supported.
• Oversee the creation of proposal submissions and coordinate key inputs such as cost models, benchmarking insights, risk assessments and summary reports.
• Work closely with commercial teams to explore pricing strategies, value‑creation opportunities and risk allocation.
• Support consistent compliance with corporate governance to ensure our submissions are robust and clear.
• Help refine our approach by reviewing submissions afterwards and sharing lessons learned.

Who will you work with?

You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative pre‑construction environment that includes:

• The Project Director, Commercial Director and Pre‑Construction Leader
• Multi‑disciplinary technical and delivery teams, including engineering, planning, estimating, procurement and digital specialists

You’ll be surrounded by industry professionals who value teamwork, open communication and shared problem‑solving.

Why this role?

• You’ll play a meaningful part in a nationally critical programme that will shape how millions of people access cleaner, more reliable power.
• You will join at a foundational stage, influencing approaches and processes that will support the programme for years to come.
• This is an environment where your ideas, your voice and your leadership style will make a visible impact.

About You

We know that people succeed in different ways, and we value diverse backgrounds — including civil engineering, electrical or mechanical engineering, bid management, commercial management, and project leadership.

You might have a degree in engineering, construction, business management or a related field, but we're equally interested in your experience, your problem‑solving ability and your willingness to learn.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Enjoys organising and coordinating people and information in a calm, structured way.
• Has an eye for detail and a desire to produce work that feels accurate, well‑reasoned and professionally presented.
• Is comfortable managing several deadlines while maintaining a supportive, collaborative atmosphere.
• Communicates clearly, builds strong relationships and helps teams feel confident and engaged.
• Has experience in tendering, engineering, commercial review, bid preparation or a similar environment.
• Is curious, proactive and ready to grow with a major programme.

Don't meet every requirement?

We encourage applications from individuals who may not tick every box but feel they can bring transferable skills, motivation and a fresh perspective to a delivery‑led, engineering‑centric environment. If you're excited about this role and believe you could thrive here, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

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