Principal Bid Manager

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a  permanent Principal Bid Manager to join our Rail team.

You will be a member of our growing Transport Infrastructure Work Winning team, managing a variety of bids, but with a core focus on the Rail sector. Bids will vary in value from £15m to £500m and your experience in Rail will be invaluable to your success in the role.

We offer a modern approach to work/life balance, with flexible working arrangements to suit you and opportunities to work both remotely and in an office environment as appropriate throughout the bid lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career in bidding in a structured environment, with talent management and succession planning built in.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the bid process for individual bids.
• Develop the bid strategy with individual Business or Account Directors.
• Monitor completion of Pursuit Data by the business/Business Development and ensure that Win Plans are in place for each major, medium and strategic bid.
• Manage the bid programme ensuring that all activities are progressed on time to meet the submission date.
• Lead and manage the development of high quality written and costed bid deliverables in line with the agreed bid strategy.
• Facilitate the development of the operational solution together with the commercial and pricing strategy to ensure and maintain continual improvement and competitive advantage.
• Set up and manage communication and document protocols for each bid.
• Maintain client liaison ensuring effective dialogue and prompt response to clarifications.
• Prepare papers for internal approval in line with Amey governance.
• Prepare and manage the bid budget.
• Drive the risk and opportunities process.
• Keep bidding tools such as the pipeline database up-to-date and contribute to bid reports as required.

We want to hear from you if you have/are:

• Experience of the bid process in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of public (and private) sector bid requirements.
• Working knowledge of the Rail market
• Experience of keeping track of multiple, complex, time-phased activities
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Association of Proposals Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation level, ideally working towards Practitioner level.
• Excellent time management and prioritization.
• Understanding of commercial requirements including cost planning, estimating and balancing risk with reward.
• Strong project management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Able to embrace change and drive continual improvement.
• Desire to see job through from start to finish.
• Able to leverage business unit strengths through networking.
• Team player, keen to help others to achieve

What we can offer you

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!