Tendering Specialist

Company: Reed Talent Solutions
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Location: Hampshire
Job Description:

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.

Posted: April 30th, 2025