Description:
The FM team at Galliford Try is looking for a Bid Manager to join their business, this role will oversee a portfolio of projects across the UK, covering Scotland & North regions. The projects are predominantly within the PFI/PPP sector covering Healthcare, Education and Justice sectors.
As FM Bid Manager you will be involved in working as part of the business development team to draft high quality facilities management responses to Invitations to Tender, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and Expressions of Interest, as well as developing FM service delivery models and solutions in conjunction with the operational teams.
In addition, this role will support the Regional Directors and their teams in the bid process and negotiations for all current and new bids.
What you will be doing:
- Support the Regional Directors in providing creative and commercial solutions to bid requirements and first draft submissions Support and at times lead the bid process ensuring all relevant parties are kept fully informed of their requirements and progress. This includes planning and advising of the bid activities and resources available for the pipeline of work
- Provide support and take ownership of populating generic organisational content into Selection Questionnaires, Requests for Information and other bid submission formats
- Compiling cost and data information for FM bids to ensure risks and commercial opportunities can be accurately identified
- Conducting site visits as part of the bid process and identify cost and efficiency drivers
- Supporting mobilisation activity in relation to FM services at new sites
- Identifying pre-written content that may be available to start to develop the proposal
- Developing and re-writing content into a consistent and excellent proposal style by either:
- Taking information provided by the individual contributors in the business development team to create responses;
- Meeting with and interviewing individual contributors to capture the raw information and details required to then develop draft responses;
- Issuing content for review and take feedback to enable the further updating and editing required to create final draft content;
- Researching target markets for new or future solutions and opportunities
- Assist the regional teams with managing relationships with new and existing clients and framework representatives as required
About You:
- Direct experience of facilities management technical and tender process
- Outstanding writing, editing and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of Office including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project
- Skilled in the application of IT systems, including Office 365 including advanced Word skills
- Media, English degree or similar subject or equivalent would be advantageous but not essential
- Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines
- Enthusiastic, motivated and driven
- Team player - used to collaboration within large and small teams
- Demonstrable high levels of commitment and initiative to ensure winning submissions