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Bid Manager
Компания: Carve Careers
Город: London
**Bid Manager | Commercial Fit-Out | London | £60,000 to £65,000 + bonus**
Some bid managers spend their time trying to make average projects sound good. This role is the opposite.
Our client is a fit-out contractor turning over around £80m and still growing. More than 80% of their work comes from repeat clients, and those clients are some of the biggest landlords and asset managers in London. The projects are strong, the sustainability story is real, and the bids are yours to shape. They need a Bid Manager who can turn all of that into submissions that win.
This role would also suit an experienced Bid Coordinator who’s ready to step up. If you’ve been doing much of the work on bids already and want to own the process, this is a great place to make that move.
**About the business:**
They deliver Cat A and Cat B office fit-outs up to around £10m, both D&B and traditional, with their own architects, designers and visualisers in-house. They’re part of a B Corp certified group, and sustainability is built into how they work. Every project comes with an ESG and carbon report, and their reuse and wellbeing projects are ahead of most of the market.
It’s a young business with a people-first culture, and they give people real responsibility early. The office has a real buzz to it, with a rooftop terrace and a busy social calendar.
**What you’ll be doing:**
You’ll report straight to the Preconstruction Director and own the bid process from the moment a tender lands to the day it’s awarded. That means:
* Leading PQQs, mid-bids and final submissions, often on tight timescales
* Setting the bid strategy with the Preconstruction Director and delivery teams
* Running tender launches, mid-bid reviews and lessons learned sessions
* Keeping the commercial and technical sides aligned with the estimating team
* Writing, editing and designing proposals in InDesign that look and read better than the competition’s
* Building a strong bid library and case studies with the people who delivered the projects
* Coaching delivery teams before client interviews so they walk in confident
* Finding new opportunities on public procurement portals and frameworks
* Producing brochures and marketing pieces that put the business in front of new clients
There’s no rulebook here. If you have ideas to make the bids sharper, they want to hear them.
**What you’ll bring:**
* Experience as a Bid Manager, or as an experienced Bid Coordinator ready for the next step, ideally with a contractor or in construction
* Strong InDesign skills, plus Photoshop and the wider Adobe CC suite
* Excellent writing and a sharp editorial eye
* A good understanding of construction procurement: D&B and traditional contracts, frameworks and PQQs
* Degree level education
* The confidence to run your own workload and bring in external support when you need it
**What’s on offer:**
* £60,000 to £65,000 plus a competitive bonus
* Short and long-term incentives on top
* Real autonomy, reporting directly to the Preconstruction Director
* Gym membership and cycle to work scheme
* A great office and a team that genuinely enjoys working together
If you’re an experienced Bid Coordinator ready for your first Bid Manager role, or a Bid Manager who wants more ownership and better material to work with, let’s talk.
Apply here or message directly for a confidential chat about the role.