A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager for Defense/Tender Leadership. The successful candidate will lead major bid submissions and coordinate teams across multiple locations, including London and Birmingham. You will manage the bid lifecycle and develop winning strategies while ensuring compliance and efficiency. Experience in bid management and excellent project coordination skills are essential. This role offers hybrid working and the chance to impact high-profile projects significantly.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager for Defense/Tender Leadership. The successful candidate will lead major bid submissions and coordinate teams across multiple locations, including London and Birmingham. You will manage the bid lifecycle and develop winning strategies while ensuring compliance and efficiency. Experience in bid management and excellent project coordination skills are essential. This role offers hybrid working and the chance to impact high-profile projects significantly.
Salary: To £60k + health + wellbeing benefits per year Bid Manager - Defence / Tender Leadership £60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based) A high-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You'll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals. As Bid Manager, you will: Lead + coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant Manage full bid lifecycle-from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes This is a hands on manager role-you will oversee the full end to end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content. You'll thrive in this role if you have: Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail Experience within defence, government, regulated or technical sectors would be useful but not necessary Work on high profile defence bids with major UK and international clients, in a collaborative, process driven tender environment with clear career progression. Influence bid strategy, processes, and capability development across the business, while enjoying hybrid working across multiple UK locations. If you are a Bid Manager who thrives in a structured environment, coordinating teams to deliver winning proposals, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
Salary: To £60k + health + wellbeing benefits per year Bid Manager - Defence / Tender Leadership £60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based) A high-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You'll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals. As Bid Manager, you will: Lead + coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant Manage full bid lifecycle-from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes This is a hands on manager role-you will oversee the full end to end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content. You'll thrive in this role if you have: Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail Experience within defence, government, regulated or technical sectors would be useful but not necessary Work on high profile defence bids with major UK and international clients, in a collaborative, process driven tender environment with clear career progression. Influence bid strategy, processes, and capability development across the business, while enjoying hybrid working across multiple UK locations. If you are a Bid Manager who thrives in a structured environment, coordinating teams to deliver winning proposals, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.
Salary: To £60k + health + wellbeing benefits per year Bid Manager - Defence / Tender Leadership £60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based) A high-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You'll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top-tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier-one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high-profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals. As Bid Manager, you will: Lead and coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant. Manage full bid lifecycle-from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award. Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities. Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams. Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes. This is a hands on manager role-you will oversee the full end to end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content. You'll thrive in this role if you have: Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions. Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills. Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail. Experience within defence, government, regulated or technical sectors would be useful but not necessary. Work on high-profile defence bids with major UK and international clients, in a collaborative, process driven tender environment with clear career progression. Influence bid strategy, processes, and capability development across the business, while enjoying hybrid working across multiple UK locations. If you are a Bid Manager who thrives in a structured environment, coordinating teams to deliver winning proposals, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
Salary: To £60k + health + wellbeing benefits per year Bid Manager - Defence / Tender Leadership £60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based) A high-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You'll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top-tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier-one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high-profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals. As Bid Manager, you will: Lead and coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant. Manage full bid lifecycle-from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award. Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities. Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams. Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes. This is a hands on manager role-you will oversee the full end to end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content. You'll thrive in this role if you have: Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions. Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills. Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail. Experience within defence, government, regulated or technical sectors would be useful but not necessary. Work on high-profile defence bids with major UK and international clients, in a collaborative, process driven tender environment with clear career progression. Influence bid strategy, processes, and capability development across the business, while enjoying hybrid working across multiple UK locations. If you are a Bid Manager who thrives in a structured environment, coordinating teams to deliver winning proposals, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.
A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager to lead major bid and tender submissions in the defence sector. This role involves coordinating teams, managing the entire bid lifecycle, and developing win strategies for high-profile projects. Candidates should have proven bid management experience and strong project management skills. The position offers hybrid working across various UK locations and presents an opportunity to influence bid strategy and process development.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Bid Manager to lead major bid and tender submissions in the defence sector. This role involves coordinating teams, managing the entire bid lifecycle, and developing win strategies for high-profile projects. Candidates should have proven bid management experience and strong project management skills. The position offers hybrid working across various UK locations and presents an opportunity to influence bid strategy and process development.