Bid Manager

Role: Bid Manager - Social Housing / Property Services Location: 1 day required in the Hertfordshire office Salary: up to 75k + car allowance Benefits We are working with a leading National contractor to recruit a Bid Manager to join their highly successful work-winning team, driving the SQ and tender process and producing exceptional qualitative submissions. You must have recent demonstrable experience in winning planned, and project works within social housing/property services sectors, the end clients being Housing Associations, Local Authorities and RSLs. You will have experience in leading and preparing bids in your own right with a proven track record of scoring highly on quality for term contracts in the value range of 10m - 100m. We are looking for someone with experience in winning strategic bids within the social housing/property services markets including planned maintenance, decarbonisation and EWI. Bid Manager Key Duties: Project manage the SQ and Tender process to meet client deadlines Develop and agree strategies and unique selling points to win individual bids through creative thinking and understanding each client's requirements Work proactively with the business/supply chain to gather information to produce exceptional written SQ and tender responses Research and write responses that reflect each client's requirements Manage the launch and mid-bid review meetings Demonstrate a commercial understanding and liaise with estimators Maintain an excellent relationship with clients and consultants throughout Attend bidder conferences and dialogue sessions as required Review completed bids before submission Manage all post tender clarifications in line with the client's timescales Prepare, manage, attend and lead / support site visits in support of each tender opportunity and to meet each client's requirements Work with the Business Development Director and Operations/Commercial teams to identify the interview team and brief them on the opportunity and submission Prepare the presentation and attend / lead if required Bid Manager Essential Experience Significant bid writing & tender management experience Leadership and project management experience IT proficient in Word and Excel Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) High levels of attention to detail Ability to fully engage with all levels of employees For more info please call Gary Sewell on 07852 836 581. Applications If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on 01474 850707. Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-02-08