Bid Manager
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM FM is recruiting an experienced Bid Manager. This position will involve a mixture of working from home and any UK & Ireland office location. BAM operates a flexible working policy.
Your mission
The Facilities Management (FM) Bid Manager is responsible for leading the preparation and submission of high-quality tenders for soft, hard, and integrated FM contracts. Working closely with the Solutions team and other key stakeholders, the role involves developing comprehensive FM service delivery models, writing compelling bid responses, and ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
• Bid Management: Lead the preparation of bid submissions for multiple FM contracts, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.
• Content Development: Create, edit, and refine tender materials, ensuring consistency, clarity, and quality across all proposals.
• Collaboration: Work closely with operational, commercial, and business development teams to gather input and finalize bid content.
• Library Management: Develop and maintain a library of standard bid materials, ensuring continuous improvement in presentation and alignment with best practices.
• Market Awareness: Stay up-to-date with FM market trends, competitor offerings, and customer needs to create competitive bids.
• Quality Control: Ensure all submissions meet high standards of accuracy and professionalism, with a focus on detail and compliance.
• Digital Solutions: Leverage Microsoft 365 tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive) to facilitate efficient document management, version control, and real-time collaboration across stakeholders.
Who are we looking for?
Experience and Qualifications
• Proven experience in bid writing and management within the FM sector.
• Strong knowledge of FM services and industry standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, corporate environment.
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and strategic mindset.
Competencies
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align bid responses with broader business objectives.
• Results-Oriented: Committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and meeting KPIs.
• Leadership: Capable of leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively seeks to enhance processes and submission quality.
• Digital Mindset: Embrace and promote the use of digital tools (Microsoft 365) to drive efficiency in bid preparation and submission processes.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders.
Personal Attributes
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as within a team.
• High level of attention to detail, with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and transparency in decision-making.
• Resilient and adaptable to changing priorities and demands.
What’s in it for you?
-In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package including an electric car or car allowance, contributory pension, BUPA, life assurance, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), gym subsidy, BAM social club membership and many more exciting benefits.
Your work environment
People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know?
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
Closing date for applications is Monday 14th October 2024
