Senior Bid Manager The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Bid Manager to join a leading engineering and infrastructure contractor operating within the utilities, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors. This is a pivotal role within a lean and collaborative pre-construction team, taking ownership of a diverse portfolio of opportunities ranging from major strategic framework procurements to smaller, fast-paced project tenders. The successful candidate will lead bids from qualification through to submission, clarification and post-tender review, ensuring every proposal is compelling, compliant and delivered to the highest standard. The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence work-winning strategy across a growing and ambitious organisation. Key Responsibilities Bid Leadership & Strategy * Take ownership of opportunities from qualification through to submission and post-tender review. * Develop bid strategies, governance plans and submission programmes appropriate to each opportunity. * Produce deliverables schedules, responsibility matrices and bid plans. * Facilitate kick-off, solution development and answer-planning workshops. Bid Management & Writing * Manage multiple concurrent bids while maintaining quality and adherence to deadlines. * Write, develop and edit high-quality submissions from first principles. * Create persuasive, client-focused responses that clearly demonstrate value and differentiation. Stakeholder Management * Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership groups. * Lead workshops and interviews to extract key evidence, differentiators and project knowledge. * Secure timely inputs and maintain accountability across contributors. * Resolve dependencies and proactively manage risks to programme delivery. * Coordinate external partners, supply-chain organisations and specialist contributors as required.. About You You will be an experienced bid professional with a proven track record of successfully managing complex opportunities within construction, infrastructure, utilities or engineering environments. Essential Skills and Experience * Proven experience managing bids for a main contractor. * Strong bid-writing, editing and proofreading capability. * Experience managing multiple live opportunities simultaneously. * Excellent organisational and project management skills. * Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders positively and effectively. * Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how risk, programme and pricing shape winning solutions. Desirable * APMP accreditation or equivalent bid management qualification. * Previous experience within the UK water sector. * Experience delivering bids across utilities, civil engineering, infrastructure or MEICA environments. * Knowledge of major framework procurement processes. What's on Offer * Opportunity to play a key role in the growth and success of a leading infrastructure business. * Exposure to major framework and strategic opportunities. * Collaborative and supportive working environment. * Career development opportunities within a growing work-winning function. * Competitive salary and benefits package. This role would suit an experienced Senior Bid Manager, Bid Manager, Proposal Manager or Work Winning Manager looking to take ownership of high-profile infrastructure and utilities opportunities within a fast-paced pre-construction environment