Bid Manager
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Job Description
Job Title: Bid Manager
Location: Rosyth Fife Bristol or Devonport Plymouth Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: 51941 - 63443 Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract - 52 Week FTC
Role ID: SF64399
At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Bid Manager at either our Rosyth Bristol or Devonport sites.
The role
As a Bid Manager youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. Youll play a critical role in securing high-value contracts that support national security and defence capabilities.
Day-to-day youll be responsible for leading and coordinating the development of competitive compliant and compelling proposals in response to complex government and military procurement opportunities. Additionally you will:
- Deliver compliant bid management aligned with Babcocks Business Management System (BMS) and guidance.
- Lead and line-manage a multi-disciplinary bid team across virtual and in-person environments.
- Support Business Development with effective management of customer procurement portals.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to produce compelling compliant and competitive proposals.
- Develop and oversee bid plans schedules and team engagement throughout the bid lifecycle.
This role is full time 36 hours per week and is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Rosyth Plymouth or Bristol.
Agile working may be available to employees in some instances applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible blended working including part-time condensed hours and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Essential experience of the Bid Manager
- Extensive experience as a Bid Manager
- Proven background in Business Growth capture or solution development with a track record of success.
- Strong relationship-building skills with experience leading pan-business cross-functional teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage customer and supplier engagements at senior/board level.
Qualifications for the Bid Manager
- Ideally Degree Qualified
- Business Growth professional with hands-on experience applying recognised methodologies (e.g. Shipley) on major bids.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth nationality current or former citizenship and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - ().
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations protect communities and build a better world. To continue we must adapt advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please email with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 14/07/2025
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
