Senior Bid Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | M50 3XP |
| Cwmni: | Kier Group |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 9605 |
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We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Bid Manager in our North West Construction region.
Location: North West - Salford / Speke
Hours:40 hours p/w - opportunity to discuss flexibility
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
Kier Construction is a tier 1 contractor delivering valuable projects across communities - tenders may range in value between £10M - £100M + and will cut across Dfe, Local Authority, MOD, MOJ, Higher Education, Life Sciences and Commercial space. The Senior Bid Manager fulfils a key role in Kier Construction, working closely with the wider SMT and SLT to they will have a great influence on successful tendering of construction projects within both public sector space.
The Senior Bid Manager will formulate and execute bidding strategy through early visibility of opportunities. Working closely with senior stakeholders and business development managers the Senior Bid Manager will take a key role in the conversion of tenders to preferred bidder status
Your day to day will include:
-Take up early involvement opportunities with clients to fully understand needs, identify opportunities and tailor bid strategy.
-Assist in the assembly of bid teams, identifying key knowledge and expertise relevant to specific bids.
-Arrange and chair Bid Meetings with relevant stakeholders ensuring accurate and effective communication across stakeholders to set strategy, timescales and input obligations.
-Drive engagement and collaboration with subject matter experts to ensure timely receipt of technical information pertaining to bids.
-Interrogate information received from internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy and alignment with the Bid strategy, guide, review and edit bid writing output to ensure that returns are in line with the bid vision.
-Attend feedback sessions with the client and coordinate tender queries and amendments., present comfortably to both internal and external stakeholders.
-Identify opportunities to facilitate further learning about MMC methodology, industry and technological advancements to ensure Kier are at the vanguard of modern delivery.
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Bid Manager is great for you if you :
-Hold degree level or equivalent qualification within a relevant discipline (Project Management, Construction Management, Design or Commercial management)
-Previous experience of managing bid services within a tier 1 construction environment.
-Strong construction market knowledge gained within a role within large construction contractors.
-Expert understanding of the principles of framework procurement and experience within the most current forms of procurement is required.
-Driving License
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-SM1
Location: North West - Salford / Speke
Hours:40 hours p/w - opportunity to discuss flexibility
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
Kier Construction is a tier 1 contractor delivering valuable projects across communities - tenders may range in value between £10M - £100M + and will cut across Dfe, Local Authority, MOD, MOJ, Higher Education, Life Sciences and Commercial space. The Senior Bid Manager fulfils a key role in Kier Construction, working closely with the wider SMT and SLT to they will have a great influence on successful tendering of construction projects within both public sector space.
The Senior Bid Manager will formulate and execute bidding strategy through early visibility of opportunities. Working closely with senior stakeholders and business development managers the Senior Bid Manager will take a key role in the conversion of tenders to preferred bidder status
Your day to day will include:
-Take up early involvement opportunities with clients to fully understand needs, identify opportunities and tailor bid strategy.
-Assist in the assembly of bid teams, identifying key knowledge and expertise relevant to specific bids.
-Arrange and chair Bid Meetings with relevant stakeholders ensuring accurate and effective communication across stakeholders to set strategy, timescales and input obligations.
-Drive engagement and collaboration with subject matter experts to ensure timely receipt of technical information pertaining to bids.
-Interrogate information received from internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy and alignment with the Bid strategy, guide, review and edit bid writing output to ensure that returns are in line with the bid vision.
-Attend feedback sessions with the client and coordinate tender queries and amendments., present comfortably to both internal and external stakeholders.
-Identify opportunities to facilitate further learning about MMC methodology, industry and technological advancements to ensure Kier are at the vanguard of modern delivery.
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Bid Manager is great for you if you :
-Hold degree level or equivalent qualification within a relevant discipline (Project Management, Construction Management, Design or Commercial management)
-Previous experience of managing bid services within a tier 1 construction environment.
-Strong construction market knowledge gained within a role within large construction contractors.
-Expert understanding of the principles of framework procurement and experience within the most current forms of procurement is required.
-Driving License
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-SM1
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