Framework Bid Manager

Stepnell; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned construction firm in Nottingham seeks a Framework Bid Manager to lead strategic and commercial direction of bids. This role demands strong leadership and project management skills, as you will guide multidisciplinary teams through the bid lifecycle. Responsibilities include shaping bid strategy and ensuring compliance for submissions. The ideal candidate will have experience in the construction sector and excel in a collaborative environment. Competitive benefits and an inclusive workplace culture are offered.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme with a 7% contribution

Market-leading employee referral scheme

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexibility in working hours

Car allowance or company car

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing bids within construction or a related sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent strategic thinking, able to translate client needs into winning bid approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead major bids across procurement routes, shaping bid strategy and ensuring compliance.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams, providing leadership and direction.
• Develop strategies informed by market intelligence and historical performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Framework Bid Manager to play a leading role within Stepnell’s expanding work-winning function. You will drive the strategic, technical and commercial direction of framework bids across the full lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we continue to build and strengthen our dedicated Framework Team, enhancing capability across national and regional frameworks. This role suits a confident, collaborative leader who thrives on guiding multidisciplinary teams, shaping compelling solutions and delivering high-quality, compliant submissions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead major Stepnell bids across all procurement routes, shaping the bid strategy, managing technical and commercial inputs, and ensuring submissions are fully compliant and compelling.
• Guide multidisciplinary bid teams, including in-house colleagues, supply-chain partners and consultants, providing clear leadership, direction and indirect line management.
• Develop work-winning strategies informed by CRM data, market intelligence, historical performance and competitor insight, ensuring all solutions align with client priorities.
• Plan and coordinate the full bid lifecycle, including bid launch events, workshops, review cycles, bid programmes, resource allocation and governance processes.
• Collaborate closely with Bid Writers and subject matter experts to shape answer plans, evolve responses through reviews, and bring Stepnell’s unique strengths to the forefront.
• Oversee tender administration, including portal management, clarifications, addenda, document control and timely submission.
• Lead client engagement during the bidding phase, chairing presentations, representing Stepnell in meetings and supporting commercial and technical settlement discussions.
• Provide a smooth construction handover, briefing delivery teams on commitments, KPIs and client expectations.
• Analyse tender and operational feedback to continuous improvement and strengthen future work-winning performance.
• Champion innovation, supporting the adoption of new technologies such as AI, workflow systems and enhanced knowledge‑management tools.
• Ensure quality and compliance through the use of tender portals, the Stepnell Knowledge Bank, preconstruction processes and relevant procurement frameworks.

Where You’ll Work:

You’ll work from one as part of our regional offices: Eastleigh, Bristol, Rugby, Liverpool or Nottingham, supporting our national framework efforts.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience managing bids within construction or a related sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent strategic thinking, able to translate client needs into winning bid approaches.
• Highly organised, capable of managing multiple complex bids concurrently.
• Confident collaborating with technical experts and translating complex information into clear strategies and solutions.
• Familiarity with procurement processes, tender portals and governance requirements.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, comfortable leading client‑facing sessions.

Why Stepnell

At Stepnell, we’re passionate about empowering our people to thrive. We believe in building fulfilling and rewarding careers by investing in talent, nurturing growth, and inspiring innovation. With the prestigious Investors in People Gold accreditation, we’re proud to place our people at the heart of everything we do. Every team member is valued, and curiosity and collaboration are central to our team culture. We’re committed to enabling our people to make a real impact and drive meaningful change throughout our business.

To show our appreciation, we offer generous and competitive benefits including an enhanced pension scheme with a Stepnell contribution of 7% to help secure your financial future, annual leave that increases with service and the flexibility to purchase more, a market‑leading employee referral scheme, and for eligible roles comprehensive health coverage, adjustable start and finish times and a car allowance or company car.

Join us in a collaborative and inclusive environment where your well‑being is our priority, and your contributions are truly valued.

About Stepnell

As a family‑owned business with over 155 years of history, Stepnell is built on stability, trust, and long‑term thinking. We make decisions with the future in mind for our people, our clients, and our communities.

Our capabilities span construction, property development, energy solutions, joinery, and concrete repair, allowing us to offer integrated services that meet a wide range of client needs. Operating through seven regional offices in Rugby, Nottingham, Liverpool, Wantage, Bristol, Southampton, and Poole and across three core business units, we maintain a strong local presence while delivering consistently high standards. Today, repeat clients account for 75% of our turnover a testament to our reliability and the quality of our relationships.