Design Build Search is seeking aBid Manager on behalf of our client, a global multi-disciplinary consultancy, offering a wide variety of engineering and sustainability services.
Our client is recognised as a world-leading expert in innovative and sustainable design engineering.
The Marketing and Bid Team plays a critical role across the global business - working within 29 locations, 22 services and 20 sectors
The selected candidate will be responsible for leading Ireland-based bids for the Dublin office, taking ownership of the bid process and associated work-winning role is being offered on a14-month fixed term contract basis.
Requirements:
Ownership and leadership through entire bid process for effective submission Day-to-day bid contact for global marketing team Working with local senior staff to identify improvement areas and raise standards of submissions Credible point of contact for senior and junior staff within the business and externally Take a leading role in the global marketing and business development effort Deliver bids and tenders in InDesign and Word.
Competent use of InDesign is an essential requirement for this role.
Drive and reinforce bid strategy, management and deliverables throughout Manage the bid process to completion, working with Marketing team and senior technical staff to write, develop and refine bespoke responses Thoroughly quality check tender documents prior to submission via electronic portal, digital submissions and / or hard copy Support development and maintenance of library of current bid information including CVs, project profiles and best practice example responses Ad-hoc management of junior Submissions team members on all bid-related information Analyse trends and feedback from submissions team across local region, work with and present to sector leaders as necessary to establish local strategy and targets Lead workshops and create presentations in MS PowerPoint
Requirements:
Five years experience of working in a bid writing/marketing/business development role Proven experience of working in a professional services and/or consultancy environment Experience of working strategically and independently, coordinating closely with multiple stakeholders to achieve objectives Outstanding written and verbal communication skills Strong experience with a range of industrystandard programs (MS Office, SharePoint, Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Bluebeam Revu etc)
Qualifications:
Educated to Degree level or equivalent in relevant field Post-graduate qualification in a business and/or marketing-related discipline (desirable)
APMP Foundation member (desirable) Skills:
Bid Writing Consultancy Leadership