Senior Bid Manager

Introduction: We are looking for a Senior Bid Manager to join the RE:GEN team We are looking for someone with substantial bid experience and a proven track record managing and completing bids within the refurbishment and retrofit of social housing. We are looking for someone with a diverse skill set, to both lead the entire end to end bid journey, as well as someone who is able to get stuck into the detail, including the development of compelling bid content and bid writing. You’ll need to be detail-orientated, with experience of managing people and process, as well as experience writing social housing refurbishment and retrofit public sector tenders. You’ll be people-focussed and able to lead a team of subject matter experts within a high-pressure environment, adhering to strict deadlines. You’ll have experience bidding within social housing refurbishment and retrofit. Therefore, you will be able to draw on your experience to develop compelling and high-quality written submissions that are reflective of the solutions required to support social housing providers with achieving their objectives. Key Accountabilities Summary: Accountability of the end-to-end bid process for competitive opportunities across the core business units and subsidiaries. Responsible for the management and actual development of the quality elements, including: Appraising the opportunity and understanding the key requirements, including win themes and golden thread, as well as deliverable requirements. Launching the opportunity across the business in a collaborative way to invite debate and discussion to develop a solution. Working with subject matter experts to collect information based on the requirements of the bid, understand this information and then use this information to communicate with the client through the written submission. Writing and developing the content for the qualitative answers. Responsible for completing SQs as well as with supporting any post-submission interviews/presentations. Working closely with the Estimating team (who are responsible for the pricing of the opportunity) as well as other core team members, including Legal Counsel, operational delivery teams, social value, etc. Undertaking pre-bid work for key opportunities, including client specific research and engagement. Raising and processing clarifications applicable to the opportunities. Line Management responsibilities for the Bid Manager and any freelance bid support. Adaptable and able to respond quickly, depending on the needs of the business and the release of opportunities. If you feel this opportunity is well suited to your background in Bid Writing. Please reach out to register your interest or for further information.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Posted Date: 1/30/2025