FM Bid Manager

Company description:

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Job description:

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an FM Bid Manager to join our Work Winning team on a permanent basis. This is a Hybrid role, based in Birmgingham with an opportunity for Remote work on quieter periods. 

The FM Bid Manager plays an important part in the team. The purpose of the FM Bid Manager is to grow the business by delivering professional winning bids that are profitable and to lead individual bid(s), acting as the focal point for all quality and financial deliverables.

The FM Bid manager will develop the bid strategy and manage the communication protocol with all internal and external stakeholders 

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours based on Monday – Friday.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the bid process for individual bids.
• Develop the bid strategy with Head of Work Winning and individual Business or Account Directors.
• Manage the bid programme so that all activities are progressed on time to meet the submission date.
• Lead and manage the development of high quality written and costed bid deliverables in line with the agreed bid strategy.
• Facilitate the development of the operational solution together with the commercial and pricing strategy to ensure and maintain continual improvement and competitive advantage.
• Set up and manage communication and document protocols for each bid.
• Maintain client liaison with effective dialogue and prompt response to clarifications.
• Prepare papers for internal approval in line with Amey governance.
• Prepare and manage the bid budget.
• Keep bidding tools such as the pipeline database up-to-date and contribute to bid reports as required.
• Participate in document reviews and assist in the consolidation of feedback.
• Contribute to the development of bidding competencies in operational staff and act as coach/mentor for Business

Profile description:

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in successful Bid writing in a similar role with FM (Facilities Management)
• Experience of the bid process in a fast-paced environment
• Process driven with excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Creative with an enquiring mind
• A good understanding of commercial requirements including cost planning, estimating and balancing risk/reward
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills

We offer:

What can we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Company Car / Car allowance

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planetare protected.

At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.