Bid Manager - Defence

Salary: To £60k + health + wellbeing benefits per year

Bid Manager - Defence / Tender Leadership
£60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based)

Ahigh-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You'll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top-tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier-one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high-profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals.

AsBid Manager, you will:

Lead +coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant

Manage full bid lifecycle-from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award

Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities

Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams

Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes

This is a hands-on manager role-you will oversee the full end-to-end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content.

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions

Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills

Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail

Experience within defence, government,regulated or technical sectors would be useful but not necessary

Work on high-profile defence bids with major UK and international clients, in a collaborative, process-driven tender environment with clear career progression. Influence bid strategy, processes, and capability development across the business, while enjoying hybrid working across multiple UK locations.

If you are a Bid Manager who thrives in a structured environment, coordinating teams to deliver winning proposals, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact.

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