Job Title: Bid Project Manager Location: Rochester; Kent Salary: Circa £62,000 depending on experience What you''ll be doing: Leading complex bids as structured projects, from opportunity shaping and campaign launch through to submission, negotiation and contract award Owning the end-to-end bid plan, including schedule, budget, risks and dependencies, applying effective project management discipline throughout Developing and delivering bid strategies aligned to capture plans, customer requirements and commercial objectives Applying appropriate governance, controls and assurance to ensure bids are delivered on time, to quality and in compliance with internal and customer requirements Proactively managing risks and opportunities, working with multi-disciplinary teams to define and implement mitigation and optimisation actions Leading and influencing cross-functional teams, including engineering, commercial, finance, procurement and supply chain Building productive relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, partners and suppliers, supported by clear reporting to senior leaders Ensuring a smooth handover to Project Execution teams, capturing lessons learned to support continuous improvement in bid and early-lifecycle activity Some travel may be required within the UK and overseas on an ad-hoc basis Your skills and experiences: Essential: Experience leading complex bids, proposals or early-lifecycle projects from capture through to contract award, within ..... full job details .....