Bid Manager

We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our Facilities Management team based in Basingstoke. Within this role, you can enjoy agile working, Company car or Car allowance, Medical Cover and even more.

Location: Basingstoke - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Contract: Permanent – flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

Responsibilities

As a Bid Manager, you’ll be working within the Facilities Management Team, supporting them in achieving work winning targets.

Your day to day will include:

• Follow the agreed bid management procedures and ensure they are implemented at each stage of the bid process
• Chair Kick off meetings, solution development and mid bid meetings with internal stakeholders
• Develop tender period programme and circulate to team
• Ensure bids takes proper account of all Kier Group policies, standards and procedures
• Lead bid team at internal adjudication, ensuring procedures are followed and the bid is well prepared

What are we looking for?

This role of Bid Manager is great for you if:

• Have outstanding bidding track record in the Facilities Management sector
• Strong people management skills
• Ability to work in demanding deadline environments

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more

• Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
• A free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men’s health
• An additional two days’ leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.