Proposals Engineer

Bid & Proposals Manager
Nottingham / Mansfield (Hybrid - 3 days office, 2 days home)

Salary: £35,000 - £50,000 DOE

+ Bonus + 23 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday Leave

The Company

Our client is a well-established, privately owned engineering and building services specialist delivering fire, security and life safety systems across the UK. Supporting projects within commercial construction, education, healthcare and residential developments, they work closely with M&E contractors on both new-build and retrofit schemes.

The business employs around 200 staff and has continued to grow through acquisition and expansion, developing a strong reputation in the delivery of fire alarms, smoke ventilation, access control, CCTV and wider low-voltage systems. They are one of the few organisations specialising in retrofitting smoke ventilation systems into existing buildings, a capability that sets them apart within the market.

With a dedicated design function and strong sales infrastructure already in place, they are now looking to strengthen their pre-construction capability with the appointment of a Bid & Proposals Manager.

The Role

As Bid & Proposals Manager, you will take ownership of the full tender and proposal process, supporting the sales function in securing new projects and frameworks. You'll work closely with technical, commercial and compliance teams to coordinate high-quality submissions and improve overall bid success rates.

This is a strategic and hands on role, focused on building structured, repeatable bid processes while delivering tailored, client specific proposals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing bids from opportunity identification through to submission and handover
• Reviewing tender opportunities for commercial and technical suitability
• Building and coordinating internal bid teams across sales, design, finance and compliance
• Producing bespoke proposal packs, technical submissions and supporting documentation
• Developing bid strategies to improve win rates and market positioning
• Supporting presentations and clarification stages during tender processes
• Creating and maintaining a library of high quality, reusable bid content
• Working with sales teams to shift from reactive tenders to more proactive proposal development

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years' experience in a bid, proposals or pre construction role
• Background within building services, fire & security, HVAC or engineering services
• Experience supporting or working closely with a sales function
• Ability to manage and coordinate multi disciplinary teams during bid stages
• Strong written communication skills and experience building full proposal packs
• Highly organised, assertive and confident working to deadlines
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast paced environment

Desirable experience:

• Fire and security systems
• Electrical or low voltage infrastructure projects
• Framework or public sector tender processes

The Benefits

• £35,000 - £50,000 salary depending on experience
• Hybrid working: 3 days office / 2 days home
• Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Quarterly group bonus scheme
• 23 days holiday rising to 27 + bank holidays + birthday leave
• Company pension scheme
• Stable, growing business with long-term pipeline and investment

How to Apply

If you're an experienced Bid or Proposals professional looking to step into a more senior, strategic role within a growing engineering business, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to Matt Taylor at or call for a confidential discussion.

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis - for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.