As part of our client’s ongoing growth, we are seeking an experienced Mechanical & Electrical Bid Manager. The successful candidate will play a central role in the pre-construction activities, combining strong commercial acumen, structured thinking and effective leadership. This role would suit an experienced Senior Estimator or Pre-Construction professional looking to progress into a broader, more strategic bid leadership position.
Responsibilities
Bid Leadership & Governance
Lead the end-to-end management of bids, from receipt of enquiry through to final submission.
Review incoming tender opportunities and assess their suitability against company strategy, risk appetite, capacity and capability.
Prepare concise tender summaries and recommendations for review with the Pre-Construction Director at key bid control gateways.
Support robust bid/no-bid decision-making, improving opportunity selectivity and protecting estimating capacity.
Bid Strategy & Commercial Input
Work closely with the Pre-Construction Director to establish bid strategy, win themes and target margins for each opportunity.
Contribute to commercial and risk reviews, identifying key contractual, commercial and delivery risks and ensuring these are appropriately addressed.
Provide strong commercial oversight throughout the tender process, supporting margin protection and effective risk allocation.
Tender Planning & Resource Coordination
Prepare and manage tender programmes, including internal review milestones, approval stages and supply chain deadlines.
Coordinate resources across the estimating and pre-construction teams to ensure tender deliverables are completed on time.
Monitor progress throughout the tender period, maintaining momentum, identifying potential delays and resolving bottlenecks.
Proposal & Submission Management
Coordinate the preparation of fully compliant, high-quality tender submissions, ensuring all requirements are met.
Write and/or oversee key narrative sections where technical explanation, methodology or proposed approach is critical to the submission.
Ensure consistency, accuracy and professionalism across all tender documentation.
Manage the final submission process, including internal approvals, quality checks and formal issue.
Supply Chain & Data Management
Support the development and maintenance of structured supply chain records, including rates, supplier performance feedback and typical commercial terms.
Promote consistent use of digital tools, estimating systems and document control processes as the single source of truth for tender information.
Ensure all tender information is accurately stored, appropriately version-controlled and fully auditable.
Continuous Improvement
Capture and share lessons learned from both successful and unsuccessful bids.
Identify opportunities to improve bid processes, templates, systems and standards.
Support the development of a more efficient and scalable pre-construction function, increasing capacity while maintaining quality and improving opportunity selectivity.
The Ideal Candidate
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to effectively delegate, coordinate and manage a senior estimating team.
Strong commercial acumen, with a sound understanding of risk allocation, contractual exposure and margin protection.
Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple tenders concurrently across different sectors, geographies and project values.
A structured and detail-oriented approach, balanced with a strategic focus on achieving project and wider business objectives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex technical, commercial and programme information into clear, concise recommendations for Senior Management decision-making.
The ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, consultants, suppliers and other key project stakeholders.
A degree or equivalent professional qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, bid and estimating systems, and digital collaboration and document management platforms.
Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a multi-functional project team.
Experience with point cloud data would be advantageous.
A proactive, collaborative and detail-oriented approach to BIM delivery.