Client: BAE SystemsJob Type: ContractJob Title: Contract Bid Project ManagerLocation: Rochester - full time on-siteHourly Rate: £50.00 PAYE OR £67.47 UmbrellaDuration: 12 monthsAbout The Role: As a Bid Project Manager, you will lead and deliver complex bids and proposals across a range of product lines, operating primarily in the early stages of the project lifecycle. You will run bids as structured, high-impact projects - from opportunity shaping and campaign activity through to contract award and handover into execution.Key Responsibilities:Define, plan, lead and deliver bid and proposal activities as complex projects, from campaign launch and opportunity shaping through to submission, negotiation and contract awardApply effective monitoring, controls and governance to ensure bids are delivered on time, to quality and in line with commercial and financial objectivesLead, motivate and influence multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, project management, commercial, finance, procurement and supply chain.Ensure a smooth and effective handover to Project Execution teams following contract award.Skills and Qualifications:Proven experience leading complex bids, proposals or early-lifecycle projects from capture through to contract award, ideally within an engineering, aerospace, defence or similarly regulated environment.Strong project management capability, with experience applying planning, scheduling, risk management, governance and controls.Experience operating across ..... full job details .....