Head of Bids & Proposals

About us

ORS is a leading Irish multidisciplinary building consultancy firm with 30 years' industry experience. Our mission is to design and build a better world by delivering sustainable solutions for our clients and creating a supportive workplace for our people.

ORS has been a certified Best Place to Work by Great Place to Work since 2018. We placed in the top 3 companies in our category at the 2025 Great Place to Work Awards. We were also honoured to receive the "Best Hybrid Way of Working" award in 2022 and recognized as Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing in 2026.

About the role

We are seeking a Head of Bids & Proposals to lead and evolve our bid function, driving a high-performing team in the delivery of successful tender submissions across the construction and built environment sector.

The successful candidate will bring strong leadership capability, a track record of winning complex tenders, and sector experience in construction or engineering consultancy. This is a leadership role responsible for leading bid strategy, managing and developing the bid team, improving win rates, and embedding best practice bidding processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the bid team
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture
• Allocate resources across multiple concurrent bids
• Develop and implement winning bid strategies aligned to business goals
• Lead bid/no bid decisions and oversee complex submissions
• Ensure consistent messaging, positioning and review processes
• Oversee end-to-end bid delivery across the business
• Ensure submissions are compliant, competitive and client focused
• Drive continuous improvement in tools, templates and processes
• Collaborate with senior leadership, technical teams and operations
• Secure high quality inputs and support pre tender positioning activities
• Track bid performance, win rates and pipeline conversion
• Lead post tender reviews and implement lessons learned
• Continuously improve bid quality and knowledge sharing

Essential Requirements

• 7+ years' bid management experience, including leadership responsibility
• Proven track record delivering successful public sector and construction/engineering tenders
• Experience managing complex bids and multi disciplinary teams
• Strong commercial awareness
• Strong knowledge of OJEU/ETenders and public procurement processes
• Background in construction, engineering, infrastructure, or the built environment
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness and bid writing skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and deadline management
• Relevant degree and APMP qualification desirable
• Experience with CRM/bid management systems and digital collaboration tools preferred

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary
• Performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote first hybrid model - use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programme
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

About ORS

ORS is a world class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: we endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.