Bid Manager

Job Description

We are now looking to recruit an experienced Bid Manager to join our growing team in the Midlands leading the winning of construction projects. This is a hybrid role split between home and our Central Birmingham office at Two Snow Hill.As a Bid Manager at Willmott Dixon Interiors you will project manage the whole bid process from launch to handover to the delivery team.Your main responsibilities will include;Leading the bid team/process in all aspects of the submission.Produce high quality qualitative bid submissions on time within budget.Effectively coordinate and lead bid team contributors input.Provide and implement creative ideas and initiatives into bids.Assess technical and complex bid requirements, control and shape the bid proposals.Liaise with the client team to effectively portray our service offering.Provide de-risked, profitable, compliant and affordable bids in line with Willmott Dixons strategic objectives.Manage the production of accurate, well presented bid documentation for tenders.Create and lead client presentations.As an interiors specialist our projects are diverse and may involve complicated refurbishments of existing premises. These may be from circa £5m to circa £25m in value.We are a very customer focused business and would expect our Bid team to constantly reinforce and deliver our customer first ethic and Everything Completed with Pride.You will be joining a friendly and supportive team and we hope to offer you a career of a lifetime.Willmott Dixon Interiors deliver nationwide refurbishment and fit-out projects across the Commercial, Hotel, Leisure, Retail, Education and Health sectors. No matter the scope or scale of the project, our people are the best in the business and have thespecialist knowledge required to rise to any project challenges that may come their way.Values that we live by and would hope you do too - Courage, being Open and Respect for everyone (COR).Are you an innovator We are not afraid to think big and embrace innovative ideas to make sure we deliver a better, stronger and more personal offer and exceed our customers expectations.Our preconstruction teams have adapted to working in a hybrid, agile way so flexibility to work from home and office is second nature now and down to an individuals work preference and the business and collaboration needs of projects.What is the benefit of joining Willmott DixonWillmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around their continuous development. We strongly believe that thispassion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Willmott Dixon Interiors are an Investor in People Gold Award holder.You will have a clear plan around your development. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business; our values are at the epicentre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent coupled with the right culture and values ensuresthat we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.We have very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queens Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainabledevelopment.Essential and Desirable CriteriaEssential Criteria:

• Superb demonstrable standard of written and spoken English
• Excellent standard of resource planning.
• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Successful track record of winning competitive tenders in refurbishment or construction sector.
• Full membership or relevant professional body.
• Understanding different procurement routes in construction contracting.

Desirable Criteria

• Full membership of secondary technical professional body.

Technical or Operational Proven experience of:

• Leading the bid process.
• Complex technical schemes.
• Dealing with diverse technical output.

InformationProven experience of:

• Reviewing and assessing bid enquiries.
• Creating and writing effective bid submissions.
• Using Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc Excel, Word, Outlook and Project.

PeopleProven experience of:

• Inspiring bid contributors.
• Leadership in client team meetings.

Additional InformationAt Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.About UsWe are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation,allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.