Assistant Bidding Manager

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in May subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about or purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well

  
  

• Client focus -Deliver on our promise

  
  

• Integrity - Always do the right thing

  
  

• Create opportunity - for our people to excel.

  
  

The assistant bidding manager supports the business by planning and managing the bid process and delivering tender responses in line with the company’s brand, position and processes.

Aids the bid lead in translating win strategies and business objectives into smart, compelling, consistent, customer-focused, error-free documents and presentations, project managing activity through department bid plans and escalating risk to bid lead where required.

Lead on coordinating meetings, signoffs, collation of corporate information for proposals and administration tasks within the Mace bid process.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Supports workshops and research tasks to analyse client goals, drivers and ambitions, client technical and commercial targets, market and competition, aligned to Mace governance (e.g. Go No-Go, Golden Rules Review etc).

  
  

• Analyses tender documentation to review and support relevant tender priorities.

  
  

• Undertakes detailed client/project/scope/stakeholder/competitor research to better understand opportunities.

  
  

• Follows the Mace bid process to deliver a high quality, client-focused proposal, support best practice.

  
  

• Project/bid coordination – analyses tender documents to define client requirements, deliverables, set deadlines and owners – the bid plan.

  
  

• Projects plans, supports the bid programme, highlighting interdependencies and monitoring /reporting on progress.

  
  

• Coordinates internal and external progress meetings – bid kick off/regular progress meetings, supporting bid team through mid-bid/site/progress meeting.

  
  

• Appropriate dissemination, communication of client tender clarifications and facilitation of appropriate action in response.

  
  

• Gather and issue any clarifications required to the client.

  
  

• Aids the drafting of standard content /CVs/project profiles – closing gaps where possible by interviewing/questioning relevant parts of the business.

  
  

• Proof/copy edit responses to ensure compliant, compelling, benefits-driven copy.

  
  

• Ensures all required reviews and adjudication/sign-offs are achieved in line with Mace Way engage.

  
  

• Coordinate the creation of additional supporting content – printed models/video/large-format printing/presentations.

  
  

• Captures all new content within the Work Winning Content Hub (Aftercare).

  
  

• Facilitates, records and shares lessons learnt/best practice.

  
  

• Supports improvement activities and projects which may be focused on improving work winning team performance, or competence and capability of the Mace business.  

  
  

• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

  
  

You’ll need to have:

• Any relevant bachelor’s degree.

  
  

• Member of APMP, CIM or another appropriate professional body.

  
  

• Good written and oral communication,

  
  

• Used to working with different stakeholders. Disciplined, methodical and organised.

  
  

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

If you would like to make a confidential enquiry, please contact Sonia Jakhar in the recruitment team.

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