We're recruiting a Senior Bid Manager to lead end-to-end bid activity for a major energy, social housing and regeneration services provider in the North. This is a visible leadership role owning strategy, quality responses, governance, and team development - with a strong package and hybrid working.

Client Details

A market-leading energy & services organisation operating across the UK & Ireland, delivering technical services, facilities management, regeneration and energy transition solutions for public sector and blue-chip clients. Think scale, standards, and impact - a values-led business with strong investment in people, career pathways, and continuous improvement.

Description

• Lead the full cradle-to-grave bid process across the North region, ensuring compliant, high-scoring submissions that align to business plan targets.
• Partner with Business Unit Leads/Head of Estimating & Bids to develop win strategies, win themes, storyboards, and quality narratives.
• Line-manage and develop Bid Managers/Writers; support resource planning and capability uplift across the team.
• Run Bid Launches and Mid-Tender Reviews, agree deliverables and timelines, and ensure stakeholder alignment to programme dates.
• Oversee answer planning, SME workshops and content curation; deliver polished, persuasive quality responses.
• Coordinate with Estimating on pricing, CPs and value engineering; ensure commercial assumptions are accurately reflected in responses.
• Maintain rigorous governance, pre-submission compliance checks, and timely post-tender clarifications.
• Prepare and rehearse post-tender presentations; coach presenters, align content to time and strategy.
• Track bid performance, benchmark against competitors, and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned.
• Own the Bid Library (case studies, CVs, project data sheets, photo library) and ensure Salesforce data stays current.
• Provide regular progress updates to regional leadership; support knowledge forums and cross-regional bids as needed.

Profile

• Proven Senior/Lead Bid professional with a track record of winning complex, multi-disciplinary bids (public sector exposure essential).
• Comfortable leading teams, coaching authors, and running structured reviews and governance.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; sharp eye for compliance, clarity, and differentiation.
• Strategic thinker who can translate win themes into compelling, evidence-based narratives.
• Thrives under deadline pressure; highly organised with strong programme discipline.
• Stakeholder-savvy: builds trust across estimating, operations, commercial, sustainability, and BD.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel) and familiar with Salesforce or similar CRM/reporting tools.

Job Offer

• Competitive package + bonus.
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays).
• Pension, life assurance (2x salary).
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme & wellbeing app.
• Discount schemes across major retailers.
• Gym discounts & Cycle to Work.
• Broad learning pathways: professional qualifications, tailored training & development.
• Employee referral rewards and active colleague networks (e.g., women in leadership, early careers, LGBTQ+, disability inclusion, working parents).
• Hybrid working (3 days in the Didsbury office / 2 days from home).