Principal Bid Manager

Amey is a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.  

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight, and collaboration.   

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Bid Manager to join Amey’s Consulting business. You will be a member of our Consulting work winning team, managing an exciting variety of bids, and your experience will be invaluable to your success in the role. The purpose of this role is to help grow our business by delivering high quality, winning bids, which are profitable and fit within strategic plan objectives.

We offer a modern approach to work/life balance, with flexible working arrangements to suit you and opportunities to work both remotely and in an office environment as appropriate throughout the bid lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career in bidding in a structured environment, with talent management and succession planning built in.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the bid process for individual bids
• Developing the bid strategy with individual Business Stream or Account Directors
• Monitoring completion of Pursuit Data by the business/Business Development and ensuring that Win Plans are in place for each major, medium and strategic bid
• Planning, managing and identifying resource requirements for bids including support functions and those allocated to deliver the technical solution and any commercial submissions
• Manage the bid programme ensuring that all activities are progressed on time to meet the submission date.
• Lead and manage the development of high quality written and costed bid deliverables in line with the agreed bid strategy.
• Facilitate the development of the operational solution together with the commercial and pricing strategy to ensure and maintain continual improvement and competitive advantage.
• Setting up and managing communication and document protocols for each bid.
• Maintaining client liaison ensuring effective dialogue and prompt response to clarifications.
• Prepare papers for internal approval in line with Amey governance
• Prepare and manage the bid budget
• Drive the risk and opportunities process
• Line management duties of Consulting work winning colleagues, potentially including bid manager(s) and coordinator
• Keep bidding tools such as the pipeline database up-to-date and contribute to bid reports as required.

What you will bring to us:

• Experience of the bid process in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge and understanding of public (and private) sector bid requirements
• Experience of successful bidding, able to work across different sectors
• Experience of keeping track of multiple, complex, time-phased activities
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Association of Proposals Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation level, ideally working towards Practitioner level
• Process orientated, organised and thorough
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Understanding of commercial requirements including cost planning, estimating and balancing risk with reward
• Strong project management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Able to embrace change and drive continual improvement
• Desire to see job through from start to finish
• Able to leverage business unit strengths through networking
• Team player, keen to help others to achieve, with line management experience desirable
• Proactive, creative, and with an enquiring mind.

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Career Development –

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Wellbeing –

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

EDI-

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus, a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays – Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Bonus – up to 10% of base salary
• Choices – Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Save with Amey – Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched, but always supported. We’ll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.