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Senior Bid Manager
August 9, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Bid Manager
Location: Based Aylesford
Salary: Highly competitive basic salary plus extensive benefits package including company car, healthcare, pension matched up to 7.5%, 2x share options and up to 10% off new Kier homes
Kier Construction Southern is looking to recruit a Senior Bid Manager who will report to the Pre-Construction Manager. Demonstrating strong people and project management skills to lead the bid team, you will ensure clients are provided with properly developed commercial and technical submissions to an industry leading standard. Your team will manage public and private sector bids of varying sizes with a focus within the aviation market.
As the ideal candidate you will be from a Construction/Technical background and experienced within the aviation market, with the ability to support bid teams in developing robust and compelling tender offers.
Responsibilities:
- Leading bid teams to secure work for the regional business.
- Constantly monitor and maintain a high knowledge and awareness of industry best practices and initiatives.
- Follow the Kier bidding, estimating and design management procedures and ensure they are implemented at each stage of the bid management/tender process.
- Working with Regional Business Development and Pre-Construction Managers to develop win plans and strategies.
- Manage and coordinate bid team activities through the tender period. Ensuring tender offers align with strategic objectives.
- Chair initial bid team meeting, brief team on bid.
- Ensure all designer appointments are correct and design responsibilities and fees are agreed and understood and forecast.
- Liaise closely with the client team. Develop relationships and maintain close contact with key decision makers throughout the bid process.
- Establish a clear and thorough understanding of the bid requirements, including the main deliverables and the client's drivers for developing the project.
- Ensure that bids are completed in a timely fashion, providing kier with the best commercial and design options.
- Lead the bid team at internal adjudication and ensure the agenda and our procedures are completed incorporating all qualifications, clarifications and derogations.
- Ensure risk registers are produced and managed throughout the bid process.
- Develop and monitor tender period programme, circulate to bid team and ensure team buy-in.
- Working with colleagues to ensure project evidence is captured and supports work winning strategies.
Keys skills and qualifications:
- Construction background in Bid Management, Design Management, Project Management, Estimating or similar.
- MCIOB or MRICS qualified (or similar) preferred.
- Design; planning; project management or estimating qualification.
- Excellent communication and diplomacy skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
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