Head Of Bid Management in Swindon, South West

Recruit4Staff are proud to represent their client, an internationally renowned construction & civil engineering company, in their search for a Head of Bid Management to work out of their Swindon offices.

For the successful Head of Bid Management, our client is offering:

• Starting salary of £109,000 per annum 
• Days of role, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent contract 
• Company car/allowance (£6,900 p/a) 
• Potential for remote working opportunities

The Role – Head of Bid Management:

• Lead the strategic direction, coordination, and submission of major civil engineering tenders, including pumped storage hydro, tunnelling, dam, and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee the end-to-end bid lifecycle, ensuring compliance, technical excellence, and commercial competitiveness.
• Act as the senior point of contact for bid governance, ensuring alignment with company goals, client expectations, and industry best practices.
• Work closely with commercial, engineering, legal, and delivery teams to compile high-quality, winning bid submissions.
• Identify and mitigate risk early in the bid process while ensuring added value and innovation are showcased.
• Present bids to senior leadership and support post-submission negotiations, clarifications, and handovers to project delivery.
• Mentor and lead a team of Bid Managers and Proposal Writers, ensuring consistency, quality, and continuous improvement across all submissions.

What our client is looking for in a Head of Bid Management:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline – ESSENTIAL
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-million-pound infrastructure or energy project bids – ESSENTIAL
• Extensive knowledge of procurement frameworks (e.g. NEC, FIDIC, JCT) – ESSENTIAL
• Experience working on pumped storage hydro or major civils projects – DESIRABLE
• Ability to engage confidently with C-suite stakeholders, clients, and joint venture partners
• Strategic thinker with excellent written communication and proposal storytelling skills

Key Skills or Similar Job Titles:

Head of Bids, Senior Bid Manager – Civil Engineering, Director of Proposals, Major Projects Bid Lead, Tender Manager – Infrastructure, Proposals Director – Hydropower & Civils

Commutable From:

London, Swindon, Reading, Oxford, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Gloucester

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