Bid and Best Practice Manager

We're looking for Bid & Best Practice Manager to join our Bids team with regular site travel to Basingstoke and Loughton., As Bid & Best Practice Manager, you'll be working within the Bids Team, supporting them in leading tender solutions to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction. Your day to day will include:

• Effectively establishing, managing, and maintaining positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including clients, throughout the bid process.
• Leveraging business development relationships to engage with potential clients, gathering insights on best practices and lessons learned to improve mobilisation processes and outcomes
• Lead tender blue review to determine Kier Places' competitive position, strategy and proposed solution.
• Collaboration with internal SMEs to define delivery solutions, ensuring they are tailored to each client's requirements.
• Supporting tenders and tender interviews, prepare tender submissions, and professionally articulate the proposed solution.
  
  You have a strong experience of industry-standard contracts across FM is essential
• You are a Prince 2 Practitioner
• You have extensive experience in Client Relations and Project Management
• You have extensive experience in Facilities Management (essential)
• You are experienced in relationship management both internally & externally
  
  Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks. We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier