Senior Bid Manager

March 30, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Bid Manager

At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. Please don't hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around agile working and flexibility - We'll do our best to support you.


Senior Bid Manager

Location: Flexible agile working with some travel to other offices and sites. Regular visits to Rushden or London offices will be required.

Business area: Kier Construction - London, Southern & Strategic Projects

Contract: Permanent, full time, 45 hours per week.


Benefits: You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, .


Looking to make the next step in your career?


Our strategic Projects business is looking for an experienced Senior Bid Manager to join a hugely talented Pre-Construction team in Northampton. Projects will focus on the public sector including health, education, defence and custodial sectors. You will ideally have a background working for a main contractor or consultant and an excellent understanding of the design and construction process. You will work on a wide range of bids within a supportive team who are committed to delivering high quality bids


Being one of the leading regional builders in the UK means many things to the team here at Kier Group. Our people are trusted to deliver projects of all sizes and complexities, across very diverse sectors, throughout the country. Join us and you could be involved in building anything from a strategic asset costing hundreds of millions of pounds, to a small-budget school extension that
creates priceless classroom space. Whatever you do, you'll be making a difference on projects that matter, every day of your working life.


Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Bid Manager at our Rushden office, you will lead the bid team and ensure clients are provided with properly constructed commercial and technical submissions to an industry leading standard. This will involve you chairing bid meetings and briefing the team, liaising closely with the client team as well as our internal subject matter experts and ensuring bids are completed on time complying with Kier's policies.


What do we need from you?

You will need to be MCIOB or MRICS qualified (or similar) preferred with a qualification in either design, planning, project management or estimating. We will be looking for evident experience in a leading bid role with experience on public sector projects valued from £100m plus.


Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .


Closing Date: 29th April 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.


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