Bid and Contract Manager

Element is seeking an experienced Bid and Contract Manager to lead the delivery of high-value strategically critical bids across the business unit.A hybrid role with flexibility and autonomy.

This is a high-impact role where you will take ownership of must-win opportunities bringing structuregovernanceand discipline to complex bids in a regulated assurance-led environment. You will play a pivotal role in winning strategically important contracts and work at the heart of a global TIC organisation committed to assurance quality and safety.

Ready to make an impact

If you thrive on winning complex bids and bringing order to high-stakes environments wed love to hear from you.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major bids from qualification through submission.
• Shape winning strategies value propositions and compelling bid narratives.
• Introduce consistent bid governance qualification and review processes.
• Partner with Sales Technical Commercial and Legal teams to manage risk and protect margin.
• Improve win rates and bid efficiency in line with TIC-sector best practice.

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Law Environmental Science or relevant field (Masters desirable).
• 510 years of experience in bid management contract management or commercial roles within regulated sectors (TIC engineering construction environmental services).
• AI fluencyability to use AI-supported RFP CLM automation and analytics tools.
• Data literacywin/loss analysis margin modelling risk exposure evaluation.
• Advanced negotiation intelligencestructured concession strategy and risk-led negotiation.
• ESG & regulatory awarenessunderstanding how sustainability scoring and compliance impact bid outcomes.
• Contract risk & compliance capabilityidentifying hidden liabilities and ensuring lifecycle governance.
• High-pressure deliveryability to manage tight deadlines across multiple bids.
• Cross-functional leadershipability to influence technical legal commercial and operational teams across regions.

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to Make tomorrow safer than today.

When failure in use is not an option we help customers make certain that their products materials processes and services are safe compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D through complex regulatory approvals and into production our global laboratory network of scientists engineers and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality sustainable outcomes and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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