Senior Bid Manager (Central Government)
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Position Description:
At CGI we empower talented professionals to shape strategic growth and influence major client pursuits. As a Senior Bid Manager you will play a pivotal role in steering complex bids that drive business expansion in our Business Engineering team within our Government and Justice Business Unit. You will guide teams with clarity bring structure to high-value opportunities and deliver compelling commercially robust submissions that strengthen CGIs position in the market. This is your opportunity to take ownership of major pursuits collaborate with expert colleagues and introduce creative approaches that elevate our competitive edge supported by a community that values your leadership and encourages innovation.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
In this role you will lead the end-to-end bid process guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality compliant and commercially compelling submissions. You will shape win strategies ensure strong governance and introduce structured creative approaches that elevate each proposal. Working closely with sales commercial finance and delivery colleagues you will manage risk timelines and resources to deliver bids that showcase CGIs strengths and drive strategic growth.
You will also take ownership of continuous improvementbuilding best-practice content refining processes and capturing lessons learned to strengthen future pursuits within a supportive collaborative environment.
Key responsibilities:
Manage the full bid lifecycle from qualification to submission
Lead virtual bid teams and engage stakeholders across sales finance legal commercial and delivery
Develop clear win strategies and compelling win themes with Sales leads
Monitor and manage risks throughout the bid process
Manage incoming bid leads and provide pursuit recommendations
Maintain and update best-in-class proposal content
Prepare and review commercial elements to ensure accurate and complete pricing
Manage bid budgets track KPIs and report performance
Ensure on-time submission of compliant high-quality bids
Plan and coordinate client presentations
Drive continuous improvement through internal and client-facing debriefs
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
To succeed in this role you should bring extensive experience managing complex bids strong leadership in virtual team environments excellent communication skills and the ability to balance commercial technical and strategic considerations. You should be confident managing risk influencing stakeholders and delivering to tight deadlines.
Essential qualifications:
Proven experience in Bid Management ideally in the UK Government sector
Strong risk management capability
Effective stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience working with sales teams to define win strategies
Desired:
Experience within technology engineering or professional services bidding environments
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Skills:
- Bid Management
What you can expect from us:
Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
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- Project Management
- Auto Estimating
- Proposal Writing
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