Location: Manor Royal Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Location: Crawley (Hybrid working, 3 days on-site per week based on full-time hours) We're looking for a Senior Bid Manager to join our Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a range of UK and international business growth opportunities, managing bids from qualification through to submission and supporting successful business outcomes. As a key member of the team, you'll bring structure, oversight and governance to the bid process, working...

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Hybrid working arrangement: 3 days per week on site (based on full-time hours) Working hours: Full time or part-time hours available A fantastic opportunity for an experienced bid professional to lead complex business-winning activities and play a key role in securing strategic opportunities. As Senior Bid Manager , you will work with multidisciplinary teams, driving the development of compelling, competitive proposals while ensuring strong governance, stakeholder engagement, and commercial focus. What this role...

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading nuclear engineering and waste management organisation to recruit a Bid Manager / Tender Manager for its UK operations. The strategically important Bid Manager / Tender Manager role offers the opportunity to support complex nuclear engineering projects, leading tender activities from initial opportunity assessment through to bid submission. You'll play a key role in developing competitive, commercially robust proposals within a highly regulated industry. It offers a salary of 50,000 - 80,000, hybrid working model and other benefits including an enhanced pension and your birthday off! If you're an experienced Bid Manager or Tender Manager , with previous experience within the UK Nuclear sector and are looking to work for an organisation delivering specialist engineering and waste management solutions across the nuclear sector, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Bid Manager / Tender Manager...

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading nuclear engineering and waste management organisation to recruit a Bid Manager / Tender Manager for its UK operations. The strategically important Bid Manager / Tender Manager role offers the opportunity to support complex nuclear engineering projects, leading tender activities from initial opportunity assessment through to bid submission. You'll play a key role in developing competitive, commercially robust proposals within a highly regulated industry. It offers a salary of 50,000 - 80,000, hybrid working model and other benefits including an enhanced pension and your birthday off! If you're an experienced Bid Manager or Tender Manager , with previous experience within the UK Nuclear sector and are looking to work for an organisation delivering specialist engineering and waste management solutions across the nuclear sector, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Bid Manager / Tender Manager...

Bid Manager £55,000 Permanent Birmingham 3 days a week I'm working with a leading professional services business that is continuing to grow and invest across its wider commercial function. They're looking for an experienced Bid Manager to join their established Group Bid team, with the opportunity to work across both legal and consultancy environments. This is a varied role where you'll take ownership of the full bid process, working closely with senior stakeholders, fee earners and wider teams to deliver high-quality, commercially compelling submissions. The role You'll take ownership of formal tenders and proposals across regional and national opportunities, with a particular focus on the property platform. Your responsibilities will include: Managing the end-to-end bid and tender process , from initial opportunity through to submission. Working with senior stakeholders and fee earners to develop bid strategies, propositions and compelling responses....

Are you a Senior Bid Manager who takes full ownership of multiple live opportunities? We are looking for someone who can bring structure, pace and accountability to a varied bid portfolio, coordinating stakeholders, inputs, deliverables, reviews and final outputs from qualification through to submission. Reporting to: Head of Bid Management As Senior Bid Manager, you will own a portfolio of opportunities from qualification through submission, clarification and post-tender review. You will establish the plan, define responsibilities, manage dependencies and keep operational, technical, commercial and senior stakeholders aligned to clear deadlines. The portfolio is deliberately varied, combining major framework procurements with a high volume of smaller in-framework opportunities. Success will depend on your ability to apply proportionate governance, maintain momentum across concurrent bids and ensure every input, review and final output is complete, coherent and...

Bid Manager UK Major Infrastructure Projects Work Winning I'm working with a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor that is looking to bring an experienced Bid Manager into its Work Winning team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being at the heart of the bidding process and wants to play a key role in securing major UK water and infrastructure projects . You'll take ownership of bids from start to finish, working closely with technical, operational and senior stakeholders to turn client requirements into high-quality, compelling and commercially focused submissions . The role Lead and manage major bids from opportunity through to submission Develop compelling, compliant and value-driven proposals Work closely with technical and operational teams to develop winning solutions Engage with senior stakeholders and influence key decisions Coordinate multiple workstreams, contributors and deadlines Help shape the wider Work Winning strategy and...

Senior Bid Manager UK Major Infrastructure Work Winning I'm working with a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor that is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Bid Manager to join its Work Winning team. This is a senior role for someone who can take ownership of complex, high-value bids and bring together technical, operational and commercial teams to develop compelling solutions that ultimately win work. You'll have real influence over the bid strategy, working closely with senior leadership and client stakeholders while helping shape some of the UK's most important water and infrastructure projects. The role Lead major and strategically important bids from opportunity through to submission Develop and implement effective bid strategies Take ownership of the overall bid programme, governance and submission Lead multi-disciplinary teams across technical, operational and commercial functions Work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders Develop...

Bid Manager UK Major Infrastructure Projects Work Winning I'm working with a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor that is looking to bring an experienced Bid Manager into its Work Winning team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being at the heart of the bidding process and wants to play a key role in securing major UK water and infrastructure projects . You'll take ownership of bids from start to finish, working closely with technical, operational and senior stakeholders to turn client requirements into high-quality, compelling and commercially focused submissions . The role Lead and manage major bids from opportunity through to submission Develop compelling, compliant and value-driven proposals Work closely with technical and operational teams to develop winning solutions Engage with senior stakeholders and influence key decisions Coordinate multiple workstreams, contributors and deadlines Help shape the wider Work Winning strategy and...

Senior Bid Manager UK Major Infrastructure Work Winning I'm working with a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor that is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Bid Manager to join its Work Winning team. This is a senior role for someone who can take ownership of complex, high-value bids and bring together technical, operational and commercial teams to develop compelling solutions that ultimately win work. You'll have real influence over the bid strategy, working closely with senior leadership and client stakeholders while helping shape some of the UK's most important water and infrastructure projects. The role Lead major and strategically important bids from opportunity through to submission Develop and implement effective bid strategies Take ownership of the overall bid programme, governance and submission Lead multi-disciplinary teams across technical, operational and commercial functions Work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders Develop...

Bid Manager 55,000 Permanent Birmingham 3 days a week I'm working with a leading professional services business that is continuing to grow and invest across its wider commercial function. They're looking for an experienced Bid Manager to join their established Group Bid team, with the opportunity to work across both legal and consultancy environments. This is a varied role where you'll take ownership of the full bid process, working closely with senior stakeholders, fee earners and wider teams to deliver high-quality, commercially compelling submissions. The role You'll take ownership of formal tenders and proposals across regional and national opportunities, with a particular focus on the property platform. Your responsibilities will include: Managing the end-to-end bid and tender process , from initial opportunity through to submission. Working with senior stakeholders and fee earners to develop bid strategies, propositions and compelling responses. Project...

Lead high-value bids from strategy through submission and play a key role in securing complex project opportunities. Our Client has a requirement for a Bid Manager, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Leatherhead. Role Purpose: Manage bid governance and proposal development activities across complex opportunities. Ensure compliance with customer requirements and internal governance processes. Foster collaboration across business functions to maximise bid success. Support the development of bid processes, knowledge management and continuous improvement initiatives. Coordinate stakeholders throughout the bid lifecycle to deliver compelling and compliant submissions. Job Role Responsibilities: Lead and manage the full bid lifecycle from opportunity qualification through to submission and post-submission activities. Develop and implement winning bid strategies aligned with customer requirements and business objectives. Coordinate...

Our client is a well-established and highly successful civil engineering and structures contractor, delivering complex infrastructure and construction projects across the UK. Due to continued growth and expansion into the infrastructure, defence, data centre, and energy sectors, they are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join their Preconstruction and Business Development team based in Corby. This role will play a key part in supporting the company's continued growth and strengthening its presence across these evolving markets. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially aware and highly organised professional to take ownership of major bids, working collaboratively with estimating, planning, design and technical teams to secure projects. The Role: Reporting into the Head of Preconstruction, you will lead the end-to-end bid process, ensuring high-quality, compliant submissions that maximise the company's chances of success. Working closely with internal...

We are recruiting for an experienced Bid Manager for an established Tier 1 contractor operating across the M3 and M4 corridors on schemes up to 90 million. The business are an established business across the UK and have a brilliant reputation with clients for honesty and quality of delivery and are trusted by supply chain and suppliers as someone they want to work with out of choice. They work solely on framework and negotiated schemes in the Education, Care, NHS, MOD, MOJ and local authority worlds ranging from 20 to 90 million and are on 2 stage basis. The role of Bid Manager is join an existing preconstruction team where you will get involved at in initial stages with selection of which bids to target - they are a selective business and will only work on bids that will benefit the business and they are confident they can deliver for the client. From there you will start to work with the wider precon team to devise, strategise and build up the best possible bid you...

We are recruiting for an experienced Bid Manager for an established Tier 1 contractor operating across the South Coast The business are an established business across the UK and have a brilliant reputation with clients for honesty and quality of delivery and are trusted by supply chain and suppliers as someone they want to work with out of choice. They work solely on framework and negotiated schemes in the Education, Care, NHS, MOD, MOJ and local authority worlds ranging from 20 to 90 million and are on 2 stage basis. The role of Bid Manager is join an existing preconstruction team where you will get involved at in initial stages with selection of which bids to target - they are a selective business and will only work on bids that will benefit the business and they are confident they can deliver for the client. From there you will start to work with the wider precon team to devise, strategise and build up the best possible bid you can produce at 1st stage. You will then...

Bid Manager (Pursuit, Bid and Solutions Manager) Hybrid - London preferred, flexible for the right candidate who's energised by face-to-face meetings that matter 65,000 - 75,000 The role has changed. We're not hiring for the old one. AI has rewritten what a Bid Manager needs to be. The old model, a writer in a room, assembling content to someone else's brief is obsolete. We're looking for someone who leads from the front: shaping win themes, challenging sales strategy, and directing pursuit teams to win, not executing instructions from a Sales Director. This is the strategic engine behind the sales function, not business development and not template-driven bid writing. You'll lead pursuits averaging 25m- 100m , across the UK and multi-country opportunities. We need gravitas to challenge senior stakeholders, commercial judgment to know what's genuinely deliverable, and the creativity to push our propositions beyond the obvious. What you'll be doing Directing pursuit...

Turn complex technical expertise into winning opportunities. As a Bid Coordinator at Tetra Tech, you'll play a central role in shaping high-quality proposals that support sustainable, resilient solutions for clients across the UK, Europe and beyond. Purpose & Scope of the Role Working within a collaborative team of Bid Coordinators, Bid Consultants, Commercial Bid Managers, a Bid Library Manager and an Opportunities Administrator, you will support the Bid Manager in producing bid and proposal documents and capability statements. Reporting to the Head of Technical Bids, you will coordinate the bid management process, bringing together technical content, commercial information and supporting documentation to ensure compliant, high-quality submissions. Your Impact in this position You will help manage bids from mobilisation through to submission, coordinating workshops, checkpoint calls, reviews and post-submission lessons learned. By managing bid programmes,...

This isn t a Business Development Manager role where you ll simply inherit a plan and follow it or just be sales sales sales. We want you to help shape what comes next by growing what we have and where we would like to excel. You ll lead our growth agenda, spotting opportunities, challenging the status quo and turning ambitious ideas into sustainable services that make a real difference to our customers and communities. One day you could be working from home developing the financial model for a new service; the next, you might be in the office with our Executive Leadership Team, visiting one of our sites or meeting potential partners. Wherever you re working, you ll be at the heart of our future growth. From acquisitions and new markets to funding, tenders, partnerships and new services, you ll build a pipeline of opportunities worth up to £10m, combining strong commercial thinking with our social purpose. We re looking for someone who can create something from nothing....

MB929: Senior Estimator Location: Workington Salary: £70,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP Overview: First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit an Estimator on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot. Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure company governance procedures are followed at all times Work in coordination with the Bid Manager to ensure competitive pricing Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with planner and, where appropriate, with Bid Manager / Design Manger Provide advice to Bid...

Pre-Construction Commercial Manager Location: Stirling Working Pattern: Office/ Hybrid Salary: Competitive, depending on experience An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pre-Construction Commercial Manager to join a growing construction and development business based in Stirling. Working closely with the Pre-Construction Director and Bid Manager , you will take responsibility for the commercial management of projects through the pre-construction and bidding stages, helping to deliver competitive, accurate and commercially successful tenders. The Role Key responsibilities will include: Managing the commercial aspects of multiple projects and tenders from opportunity through to contract award. Preparing estimates, cost plans, budgets and tender submissions. Identifying commercial risks, opportunities and value engineering solutions. Working closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers. Developing and maintaining strong supply...