Bid Manager

Bid Manager (Rail)Location: AshbyType: Contract (6 months with possible extension) Rate: 450 - 525 per day Outside IR35 An opportunity for an experienced Bid Manager to lead competitive and key bids within a major engineering and infrastructure portfolio, managing the full bid lifecycle through to project handover. The Role:Manage the creation of winning tenders through the full bid lifecycle from Bid/No-Bid through to customer negotiation and Contract Award.Lead bids ranging from 100k up to 10m.Define and implement bid strategies, coordinating all technical, commercial and financial aspects of the estimation and proposal process.Prepare, review and coordinate tender documentation, ensuring consistency, quality and mitigation of company risks.Prepare review meeting materials and coordinate the close-out of actions for individual tenders.Ensure all internal bid deliverables are completed prior to bid approval.Provide leadership to tender teams and allocated business resources, including progress reporting to management.Act as the client single point of contact during pre and post bid submission negotiations.Produce and deliver presentations internally and externally up to board level.Transfer knowledge from the tendering team to the delivery team and manage project handover.Manage bid budgets and ensure company policies, procedures and quality assurance requirements are followed.Support improvement of bid management processes and standards.Requirements:Significant bid ..... full job details .....