Job Description:

Bid Manager

A leading architectural practice is seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join its London studio.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Bid Manager with strong end-to-end bid experience to take ownership of high-value submissions, support strategic work-winning activity and help shape the continued development of a successful bids function.

Working closely with senior partners, the Head of Bids and the wider work-winning team, the successful Bid Manager will manage key opportunities across a range of sectors while overseeing team workload and contributing to longer-term business development objectives.

The Bid Manager Role

The successful Bid Manager will be responsible for managing the full bid lifecycle, ensuring submissions are well structured, visually compelling, accurate and aligned with the practice's strategic objectives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing the end-to-end bid process in line with internal procedures and workflows
• Taking ownership of high-value and strategically important submissions
• Producing high-quality bid documents using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign
• Reviewing and editing bid content to ensure accuracy, consistency and a strong client focus
• Developing clear work-winning strategies across a range of sectors
• Coordinating input from partners, senior stakeholders, project teams and technical specialists
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to produce compelling proposals and presentation materials
• Tracking and communicating regional opportunities across relevant channels
• Managing procurement portals and different submission methods
• Maintaining and improving the internal bid library, including CVs, case studies, project information and photography
• Supporting the analysis of bid outcomes, including both wins and losses
• Reporting on bid performance and identifying lessons learned
• Implementing improvements and efficiencies across the bidding process
• Collaborating closely with the wider work-winning and marketing teams
• Supporting the Head of Bids with longer-term strategic initiatives and market positioning
• Line managing and coordinating the workload of the wider bids team

The Bid Manager

The successful Bid Manager will ideally have:

• Previous experience managing the full end-to-end bid process
• Experience within architecture, the built environment, construction or professional services
• A genuine interest in architecture and design
• Strong bid writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent Adobe InDesign skills
• Experience producing visually engaging and professional submissions
• Previous line management or team leadership experience
• The ability to oversee workloads and manage competing deadlines across multiple bids
• Confidence working directly with partners, directors and senior management
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• The ability to adapt their communication style when working with different contributors
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Experience using procurement portals and managing different submission requirements
• A strong understanding of frameworks, procurement routes and work-winning processes
• The ability to remain calm and organised in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• A proactive, collaborative and improvement-focused approach

In Return

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
• 25 days' annual leave
• Annual leave increases with length of service, up to 30 days
• 5% employer pension contribution after three months
• Discretionary profit share scheme
• Referral bonus
• Life assurance at four times salary
• Agile working
• Core working hours
• Work from home up to two days per week
• Study sponsorship opportunities
• Bespoke training opportunities
• Annual professional subscription fees covered
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave policies, additional annual leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Sabbatical opportunities
• Season ticket loan
• Bike2Work scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Subsidised gym membership

If you are a Bid Manager considering your career opportunities, please contact Megan Cole at Brandon James.

REF: 22477MC