Bid Manager

Position: Bid Manager

Department: Projects Division

Reporting to: Bid Director

Status of post: Full-Time Permanent

Salary: Remuneration Package will be competitive and in line with experience

Location: Mallusk

Job Description

This is a new role in our growing Bid and Marketing team. The successful applicant will have a strong bid writing capabilities and be responsible for managing bids across mechanical, electrical, energy and renewables installation and maintenance projects.

The job role will include:

• Managing the entire bid cycle from review to submission, and through to mobilisation
• Writing content for public and private sector bids, ensuring they comply with the specification
• Writing effective, concise and compelling content under strict deadlines
• Reviewing and editing previously written content where necessary, working with other bid team members and Irwin Subject Matter Experts to gather evidence and craft compelling responses
• Ensuring all bid submissions are in line with the specification and instructions
• Preparing content for bid presentations
• Maintaining and continually improving the companys bid library, including case studies, team member CVs, etc. in conjunction with marketing colleagues
• Supporting other bid team members to give them confidence to write and produce materials themselves

Essential Criteria

• Experience in public sector bid management
• Experience in public sector bid writing
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Excellent personal organisation, honesty, communication, ownership, reliability and dependability
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to create meaningful reciprocal relationships with both colleagues and clients
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to demonstrate good team ethos
• Full driving licence
• IT literate, e.g., proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel or similar

Desirable Criteria

Whilst not essential, it would be advantageous for the candidate to have:

• Hold a third-level degree, or similar
• Previous experience within the construction/FM/mechanical/electrical industry
• Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role

The Company Offers

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Working alongside experts in their field
• Health cash plan including compensation for dentistry and optical well being
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Additional holiday increase with length of service
• Team building and activity days
• Monthly employee value-based recognition award monetary gift
• Health, wellbeing and social calendar of events
• Long service awards
• Enhanced marriage leave
• Holiday sell back scheme
• Kingsbridge Membership Club

We are a Responsible Body for AccessNI. A disclosure check will be undertaken; however, a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining this role. Our policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

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