| Proposals Manager
Within Civil Engineering England and Wales, part of Group Infrastructure Division, a vacancy exists for a Proposals Manager based from our offices in Cheshire. The role incorporates that of understanding the customers needs and developing solutions to deliver them. The role is to work with technical members of the bid team to present complex proposals with clear value added for our customers.
Reporting to the Regional Director we are looking for a highly motivated individual. The successful applicant with be responsible for and have previous experience of:
• Quality Submissions
• Pre Qualification submissions
• Raising Quality Submissions to a very high Standard
• Management of Key Quality submissions
• Managing, reviewing, changing Quality systems for added value to the business
• Develop strategy to improve our chances of winning the work
• Agree and allocate resources for enquiries in conjunction with Regional Business Unit Leader
• Liaise with operations/design/commercial/procurement
• Customer relations
• Develop relationships with Client
• Accumulate market intelligence
• Co-ordinate engineering design solutions
• Co-ordinate tender documentation/submission package
• Submission of tender package
• Attend tender settlement meetings ensuring all relevant cost information is available for presentation and complete the tender as instructed.
• Maintain regular contact with departments to obtain feedback on costs, technical and commercial performance.
• The undertaking of a range of specialist administrative responsibilities aimed at producing high quality proposals.
• Review Capability documents, Method Statements, and Risk Assessments
• Write, edit and review material for documents
The ideal candidate would possess:
• Ability to convert technical material into clear, interesting and articulate documents
• Experience (but not essential) within the following sectors: roads, bridges, ground engineering and waterways \ river works
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, organisational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team and Manage where required.
• Fully PC competent Analytical approach
• Flexible/adaptable approach to work
• Ability to co-ordinate tender submission documents
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to write creative capability prose based on factual information
• Very high standard of writing, copy editing and proof reading skills
• Able to analyse client questions to ensure the responses we create clearly answer the questions
• Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines
• Software skills: Word, powerpoint presentations, Excel spreadsheet, Outlook e-mail Software skills
• General understanding and ability to interpret Project programmes and construction requirements
Other key functions will include:
• Manage, review and update proposals files and databases.
• Capture information on projects, personnel, systems and procedures, facilities, and other topics such as health and safety, quality and the environment in a concise, readable format
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