Bid Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where you’ll be working?

BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.

What you'll be doing?

You will manage the full bid lifecycle, guiding each opportunity from PQQ and EOI stages through tender submission and post‑submission clarifications.

You will develop bid programmes, deliverables, and governance, and you will lead kick‑off meetings, reviews, progress updates, and cost discussions.

You will prepare bid plans, launch materials, action lists, outcome trackers, and handover packs, while keeping the bid library current.

You will produce high‑quality written responses that are client‑focused, compliant, and differentiating.

You will coordinate internal teams and external partners, ensuring technical, commercial, and strategic alignment.

You will support win‑theme development, price‑to‑win thinking, and continuous improvement.

You will lead framework submissions, contribute to major project bids, and manage multiple tenders with care.

You will maintain strong governance, legal compliance, and clear audit trails throughout.

You will bring

• Bid management experience — proven background in bid coordination within construction, engineering, or infrastructure.
• Successful track record — winning major bids, managing complex multi‑disciplinary submissions.
• Procurement knowledge — strong understanding of UK public/private procurement and framework requirements.
• Technical interpretation — confident reviewing specifications, drawings, and technical details.
• Organisation & planning — highly organised, deadline‑focused, with strong planning and coordination skills.
• Writing & communication — exceptional writing, able to turn technical content into compelling responses.
• Stakeholder engagement — confident working with internal and external partners.
• Commercial awareness — understanding pricing strategies and aligning quality with cost.
• Tools & qualifications — proficient in Procore and Salesforce; degree, APMP, tendering experience, and ESG knowledge desirable.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• My Rewards – offering discounts on high street and online shopping
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Car Allowance/ Salary Sacrifice scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Private health care for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Overtime

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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