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Bid Director
August 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Bid Director
Job title: Bid Director
Location: Homeworking with some travel to Kier offices and other sites as required
Business Area: Highways
Contract & hours: Permanent, fulltime 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £competitive + Bonus + Private Healthcare + Car + salary + benefits package
Kier Group has long believed that we all have the potential to shape our world - and leave a lasting legacy. So, bring your talent and ambition to our team and you'll be given the scope and opportunity to achieve just that - investing in your own future, building your expertise and contributing to a diverse culture that's helping shape the world of tomorrow.
Kier Group is seeking a bid director who will play a leading role in shaping the Kier Highways business through retaining and securing new term contracts, major projects, and frameworks to support planned and sustained growth
The bid director is a senior position within the work winning team, reporting to the work winning director. The bid director will collaborate with the business leads from maintenance, major projects, design, technology, and specialist highway services to convert a healthy pipeline of opportunity into contracts. The work winning team is results driven and deadline focused, with a passion to deliver innovative solutions.
Key Responsibilities
The bid director is responsible for ensuring the effective management of the bid process from initial identification of opportunity through to final submission and handover into delivery. They will assure the quality of bids by ensuring that the solution has been agreed by operational colleagues, the commercial submission is attractive, and the standard of the written narrative effectively articulates Kier Highways values and strengths.
What do we need from you?
- Understanding of central and local government workings and the highways or infrastructure sector
- A track record of leading and directing within a 'work winning' environment
- A passion to excel
- Strong resource management skills and ability to work within teams
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic, matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
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 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 .
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Closing Date: 13th September 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers .
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