Tender Unit Manager UK & Ireland

This role will report to the Europe & Africa Tender Unit Director and will provide key support to the UK and Ireland Business Lines of Transportation Energy & Sustainable Cities and Consulting & Operations. The role will involve excellent exposure to the wider Egis Group our UK and Ireland businesses and cross-functional teams and requires the personal credibility to develop successful professional relationships with internal peers and external partners. The right candidate will be a self-starter and willing to be agile and adaptable to a fast-paced business environment.

The Tender Manager has overall responsibility for leading managing and delivering complex and strategic bids from opportunity identification through to submission and handover. The role combines bid strategy stakeholder leadership programme management and quality assurance to ensure high-quality compliant and competitive submissions that support business growth objectives.

The individual appointed will need to have a high degree of self-motivation and be confident in managing teams whilst meeting stakeholder expectations.

Main responsibilities include:

Bid Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the end-to-end bid lifecycle for strategic high-value or complex opportunities.
• Manage the Go / No-Go and Bid / No-Bid processes and the beginning and end of bid development ensuring alignment with internal governance procedures.
• Develop and implement bid strategies aligned with:
  • Client requirements
  • Evaluation criteria and scoring methodologies
  • Company business objectives
• Define win themes key messages and differentiators for each bid.
• Chair bid kick-off meetings storyboarding sessions and review workshops.
• Manage bid programmes trackers risk registers and action logs.
• Ensure all submissions are fully compliant compelling and delivered on time.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners during the bid process.
• Lead joint venture and consortium bids where required.

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and coordinate the Tender Unit in both the UK and Ireland
• Allocate roles responsibilities and workloads across the team.
• Provide clear guidance direction and escalation where required.
• Mentor and support team members contributing to capability development and succession planning.

Quality Assurance & Governance

• Take ownership of bid quality compliance and governance.
• Ensure robust review processes are followed (e.g. peer reviews red-team reviews).
• Approve final bid submissions prior to issue.
• Minimise bid risk through early identification and mitigation of issues.
• Ensure consistency of messaging tone and evidence across all submissions.

Commercial & Business Development Support

• Work closely with business development commercial and operational teams.
• Support bid pricing strategies and commercial narratives (where applicable).
• Contribute to pipeline planning forecasting and workload management.
• Analyse bid outcomes and lead post-bid reviews to capture lessons learned.
• Support continuous improvement of bid win rates and overall performance.

Process Improvement & Knowledge Management

• Lead continuous improvement of bid processes templates tools and governance.
• Oversee the maintenance of bid libraries standard responses CVs and case studies.
• Promote best practice and consistency across all bids.
• Contribute to the development of bid management standards and training.

Marketing & Brand Alignment

• Ensure all bid submissions align with company brand tone of voice and values.
• Support development of marketing and capability materials where required.
• Ensure consistency between bid messaging and wider business development communications

Qualifications :

• Third-level degree
• Five years minimum in the management of bids and tenders.
• Experience in the management of an internal team liaising with internal stakeholders
• Proven track record leading complex high-value bids in a professional services environment.
• Strong experience of public procurement processes including PQQs ITTs frameworks and call-off competitions.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities under pressure.

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Management of bids and tenders or experience in a senior bid management role.
• Experience in engineering infrastructure construction transport or consultancy sectors.
• APMP Shipley or equivalent bid management training or certification.
• Experience managing joint venture or consortium bids.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and bid pipeline reporting.
• Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or advanced document production tools.

Location:

• London hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office on average
• Ad-hoc travel to other Egis offices to meet key stakeholders

Additional Information :

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS your application will be assessed based purely on your experience the essential and desirable criteria and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyones contribution as this builds our culture and means if you work for EGIS you will be included listened to and respected.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time