Bid Manager Witham, England
Job description
We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our Construction business based in our Eastern region.
Location: Witham, Essex with hybrid working
Contract: Permanent, full time – flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.
This position will provide the opportunity to work on projects within Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Leisure, Science, Aviation and more! With a turnover of £100m you will be working on single stage, two stage and negotiated projects.
Responsibilities
As a Bid Manager, you’ll be working within the Witham team, supporting them in building projects that support and develop the local communities.
Your day to day will include:
- Assemble a bid team with the relevant knowledge and skills to prepare a winning bid
- Chair Bid Kick off meetings
- Attend feedback sessions with the client and coordinate tender queries and amendments.
Who are we looking for?
- Proven experience in bid management and quality writing
- Previously worked with a leading national or regional construction contractor
- Experience in both single and two stage tenders.
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 [email protected] 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
- Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
- 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
- Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
- Kier’s Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
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: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Close date: 29 June 2023
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
