Overview

Annual salary: up to £60,000.00. Bid Manager – Planned Works. Permanent, Full Time. Remote. Offering a salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience, plus £4,500 car allowance.We are looking for a Bid Manager to join our team at a time where the business is growing and we are winning contracts. Mears is one of the UK’s leading housing and care providers to both the public and private sector, with over 5,500 employees, working with clients to help develop, fund and implement their placemaking ambitions. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your expertise contributes to securing major contracts? If so, we want you to join our growing bid team at Mears!The Role

As a Bid Manager, you’ll report to a Senior Bid Manager and ultimately to the Head of Bid Management. You’ll take the lead on high-quality bid submissions, ensuring we deliver compelling, customer-focused proposals that win business. We’re looking for an organised and driven Bid Manager to join our Central Business Development Team. You’ll be responsible for coordinating and leading the production of high-quality, tailored tender submissions with a particular focus on Planned Works. Collaborating across operational and technical teams, you’ll ensure our bids showcase our expertise in delivering large-scale refurbishment, capital investment, and improvement programmes—helping us secure contracts that make a lasting impact on communities and the built environment.Responsibilities

Leading and owning the creation of winning tender submissionsProactive management and leadership of each tender processEnsure structure of the document reflects all requirements in a way that facilitates easy scoringProduce well written proposals from researched and orchestrated responses which convey operational, technical and commercial solutions in a clear and concise mannerDesign, collation, production and review of the final submission document, including the ownership and writing of all elements / sectionsWorking as part of the wider bid team to support and produce high quality, customer focused documentsUpdating and integration of knowledge management within Document Management and CRM systemsManaging multiple deadlines, whilst maintaining the highest levels of quality in written workRole Criteria

Proven experience in writing high quality method statementsExperience of liaising with teams (particularly operators) in order to develop deliverable solutionsCompetency in MS Office softwareThe ability to work to tight deadlinesAbility to maintain a flexible attitude to work task and workload to ensure tender deadlines are achievedCalm under pressure and constant feedback / evaluationAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues and clientsAbility to work on own initiativeAll our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21, have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity and Security checks before commencement of employment.Benefits

Enhanced Pension SchemeEnhanced Sick PayFlexible working environmentFamily friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much moreTeam building activitiesShare saver schemeEye test vouchersEmployee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health and wellbeing advisors)Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, MandDs Themepark, fully paid for including lunchMears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchersAt Mears, you’ll be part of a dynamic bid team that makes a real impact, winning contracts that shape communities across the UK.Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.

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