Bid Manager

My Central Government client is looking for an experienced Bid Manager to perform a critical role in assisting Security and Property Group (SPG), to take on and win future business that aligns with its commercial strategy with particular emphasis on estates and construction as well as security related products and services that will assist it to achieve/exceed its revenue & margin targets.

Role Profile

The role will be responsible for the establishment of a temporary bid team drawn from appropriate disciplines within FCO Services, formulating, owning and project managing the bid plan and proposal document, to achieve a compliant proposal within a defined timescale and commercial process procedures.

They will establish bid budgets and monitor spend against them. At any one time the bid manager will be managing a number of proposals at various stages within the bid process. Each proposal can have a revenue value ranging from circa £60k to several £m's. Typically each bid manager will handle multiple bids at any one time. It will be their role to own the bid to ensure that relevant questions are asked of the customer by subject experts and taken into account during proposal formulation, thereby ensuring no gaps exist within either the customer's specification of requirements, or contractually, that will later lead to downstream problems when the project goes into delivery. The bid manager will also be responsible for seeking peer review sign off of each proposal before submission via the Head of Commercial Services or bid management colleague.

Knowledge/Skills Required

*Previous experience as a Bid Manager (minimum 2 years) with appropriate estates and construction industry experience.
*Bid Management qualification (Shipley or equivalent training) preferred but not essential
*Professional qualification(s) in SPG related work areas eg Quantity Surveyor, Architect, Mechanical or Electrical engineering etc.
*Experience in preparing bids involving the installation of security systems eg CCTV, Access Control, perimeter security
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills
*Experience of managing multi-disciplinary virtual teams
*Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

If you are interested in the role, and have the relevant skills and experience, please send your CV over now! Deadline - 16.1.15 at 10am

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