Bid Manager

Working from our Glasgow or Aberdeen office, you will manage the entire tendering process from start to finish for major power infrastructure projects, including substation builds & extensions and underground cables.

• Manage High-Value Tenders: Oversee the full tendering process for major substation, underground cabling, and overhead line projects.
• Develop Bid Strategies: Find the most effective approach for each tender, ensuring engineering solutions directly address the client's requirements.
• Oversee Bid Teams: Arrange initial kick-off meetings and bring together engineering, estimating, project management, and health and safety stakeholders to support bid development.
• Review Submission Content: Review, edit, and approve all technical and commercial responses to ensure accuracy, clarity, and quality.
• Identify and Manage Risks: Identify financial, legal, and operational risks within bid documents and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Prepare Approval Documentation: Produce clear bid summaries and risk assessments to obtain the necessary governance approvals before submission.
• Liaise with Clients: Act as the primary point of contact for client procurement teams throughout tender periods, clarification stages, and contract discussions.
• Manage Supply Chain Pricing: Work with the procurement team to obtain firm, commercially attractive quotations from key subcontractors and major equipment suppliers.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Lead review meetings following successful and unsuccessful bids to identify lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor Industry Developments: Keep up to date with energy industry developments, grid connection requirements, and renewable energy objectives to maintain high-quality submissions.
• Manage Bid Budgets: Monitor the time and cost associated with developing each large-scale tender to ensure bid activities remain within approved budget parameters.