Job Description
Senior Proposal Engineer/Tender Manager
Hampshire/Hybrid (3days onsite)
To £52,000k per annum (depending on experience) + attractive benefits
Job Summary/Purpose and Role
You will prepare winning bids and take ownership of the end-to-end bid process including managing an opportunity from qualification through to contract award, including strategy development, solution development, commercial considerations, subcontractor / partner identification and risk management.
You will have
- More than 5 years of experience in tendering in an engineering environment
- Experience of project management and cost estimation
- Bid Management
- String knowledge of experience of planning, producing and delivering proposals
- Experience of building logic linked Gantt Charts
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To identify new and relevant opportunities to pursue through online portals, word-of-mouth and other sources
- Developing and maintaining client relationships
- Manage bid lifecycle and process for opportunities and status reporting using internal systems and tools
- Facilitate and host all bid meetings, reviews and approvals throughout the bid lifecycle
- Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially viable bids
- Break down customer requirements into actionable bid deliverables and develop proposal structures
- Writing proposal content
- Coordinate, review and edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving engineering and project teams
- Approach and liaise with members of the supply chain to obtain quotations / proposals for subcontracted scope in support of bids
- Develop technical proposals
- Develop subcontracting strategies
- Produce project cost estimates and delivery programmes reflecting key risks, bid assumptions, dependencies and exclusions underpinning the proposed delivery strategy
- Ensure forecast reports and plans are completed for opportunities in accordance with company processes and procedures
- Develop and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders, customers and suppliers
Key Working Relationships
- Executive Leadership Team
- Operational Management Team
- Engineering Function
- Project Management Function
- Finance Function
- The job holder shall communicate and liaise with external clients, suppliers and other third parties as required
Professional Development
You should pursue a programme of continuous professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration or statutory requirements, while maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements.
Please apply with your CV.
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