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Bid Manager
May 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Bid Manager
Location: Flexible
Contract: Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.
Responsibilities
As a Bid Manager, you will be responsible for producing the quality aspect of health submissions in all formats (written, visual aid or interview presentation) and to ensure that the content best reflects the brief or questions being asked, using the most appropriate and up to date format.
Within the role, you will establish best practice both across the Kier Group (bid and technical teams) and external sources such as bid specialist businesses and consultants.
Duties and responsibilities within the role will include but not be limited to:
- Oversee, review and produce all submissions as required by the line manager and requirements by the wider business units
- Key focus on ensuring that all submissions are produced to the highest level of quality, raising the bar and are grammatically & graphically correct.
- Introduce news ways of bidding by embracing technology (ie. Use of VR, interactive, hyperlinks etc.)
- Prepare all internal bid documents such as Project / Bid Briefing presentation, answer plan, client research, bid programme and MS Teams file structure management
- Carry out bid expertise Gap Analysis ie. Identification of the right resources to produce the best possible bid
- Able to convert into a bid offer specialist subjects such as CSR, Digital, NZC etc.
Who are we looking for?
Working on healthcare projects valued up to and over £100m, we are looking for like for like industry experience. You will need to hold the relevant qualifications, along with a solid history of working on submission management with a main contractor. Key attributes that we're looking for in applicants include:
- An excellent facilitator and presenter
- Self-motivated and resourceful with the ability to prioritise workload
- Responsible for documentation and presentations health sector wide
- Graphic design experience
- Ability to format and present visually stimulating construction documents and produce PowerPoint presentation to a high standard.
- Ability to communicate with senior people / teams
- Develop specialist subject to contribute to submissions i.e., Digital offer
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
- Company car/car allowance
- 26 days holidays per annum + bank holidays
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here:
Closing date: 26th June 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.