Mechanical Bid Support Manager

Job Description

Mechanical Bid-Support Manager

Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 + Package (Car Allowance + Travel + Pension + Healthcare + Discretionary Bonus)

The Company:

We are representing one of the UK’s leading Contractors who are recognised as a market leading contractor throughout the UK & Europe and are currently looking for a Mechanically led Bid-Support Manager. They're specialists in delivering Commercial and Data Centre projects, whilst also operating in the Education, Retail and Pharmaceutical sectors.

Due to continuous growth, our client has secured a number of key project wins and their 2025 turnover is expected to be in excess of £500m and have no plans on slowing down.

The Role:

• Leading and/or supporting the end-to-end bid process, including opportunity and bid deliverable identification, qualification and proposal submission.
• Coordinating with the Estimating Team undertaking full Technical Review of all quotations received.
• Organises and leads the internal Bid Kick Off and Mid-Bid progress meetings with all stakeholders having first identified and prepared a bid overview and deliverables.
• Developing and executing bid strategies on a bid-by-bid basis that align with the company’s goals and client requirements.
• Day to day coordination and collaboration with various teams and departments including Estimating, Commercial, Legal, Digital Engineering, HSEQ, Planning, ESG, Design and Operations to ensure all aspects of a bid are addressed and responded to on time and in the required format.
• Managing bid resources and timelines to ensure on-time and high-quality proposal submissions.
• Preparing for and participating in PQQ, Mid Bid, and Post Tender client interviews and taking a proactive role in the timely closing out for all pre and post tender TQ’s and Clarifications.
• Attendance to internal bid settlement meetings and contributing to the presentation of project scope, risk and opportunity to the Senior Management Team.
• Ensuring compliance with client requirements, regulations and industry standards.
• Identification of bid Risk and Opportunity including Value Engineering.
• Leads and coordinates the entire bid deliverables process, including reviewing bid invitations, supporting bid/no-bid analysis and establishing timelines.
• Working with the estimating teams to develop competitive pricing strategies that align with bid requirements and profitability targets.
• Continuously refine and improve bid processes, templates and best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience managing M&E large-scale contracts
• Previous experience in a similar role with an engineering overview
• Experience and understanding of multi-disciplinary design processes and design coordination
• Strong understanding of the Pre-Contract tender process
• Mechanically biased background is essential.
• Proficiency in using MS Office packages and Canva presentation software proficiency essential
• Good mechanical and associated systems knowledge understanding including (but not limited to) CHWS, LTHW, Processed Water, HVAC, Ventilation, Leak Detection, Public Health and BMS, systems etc.