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Bid Manager
July 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Bid Manager
Job title - Bid Manager
Location: This is a UK wide role, where you will be working from home with a base at a local Kier office and travel as required by the role
Business Area: Highways
Contract & hours: Permanent, Fulltime 37.5 hours wk
Salary: £40k - £70k + Car + Private Healthcare + benefits package
Kier Group is many things to many people. We're a leading Regional Builder, the UK's No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We're an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we're a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.
Kier Highways is looking to recruit a Bid Manager. The successful person will contribute to the planned and sustained business growth of the highways business through the production of client bespoke bid proposals.
Key Responsibilities
The Bid Manager will support the business development team in pre-tender activities. Work closely with all members of work winning team and subject matter experts to develop a high performing team that can deliver proposals to an excellent standard in a flexible, effective, and efficient way. Provide management of their appointed bids to deliver the optimum quality / price solution, keeping the team well informed, organised, and clear of their objectives in terms of the outputs required and their associated timelines. Analyse each bid, including feedback, to identify and share good practice with operational, bid and business development staff and suggest improvements to processes and team dynamics.
What do we need from you?
- Experience of preconstruction within the highways or infrastructure sector
- An understanding of UK central and local government procurement and work
- The ability to identify, develop and incorporate business improvement processes in bid submissions
- A collaborative approach to working, encompassing the effective engagement and management of the bid team including any joint venture partner and sub-consultant/contractor staff, both in person and through virtual teams
- A result driven approach with the enthusiasm and confidence to win
- 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 look here 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 InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 16th August 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 help page.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes 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).
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
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Being part of Kier means living our values of?being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused.?We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave?a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.