Head of Bid Management – Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

Head of Bid Management – Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Salary: Competitive + Package + Bonus
Sector: Major Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
Job Type: Permanent, Senior Leadership

The Opportunity

We are working with a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor seeking an experienced Head of Bid Management to lead and develop their Work Winning function from their Swindon office.

This is a senior leadership role, responsible for driving bid strategy, managing high-performing bid teams, and ensuring consistent governance and quality across multiple tenders and frameworks.

You will play a key role in shaping the company’s growth pipeline and securing major infrastructure opportunities across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the Bid Management and Work Winning teams

• Lead, motivate and develop Bid Managers, Estimators, Coordinators and Bid Writers

• Oversee multiple concurrent bids, ensuring delivery against business targets

• Drive bid strategies aligned with organisational and sector objectives

• Chair bid meetings and contribute to the wider Work Winning leadership team

• Ensure governance, procedures and tender processes are followed throughout

• Collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Planning, Technical, Procurement and HSQE teams

• Promote continuous improvement, innovation and quality within submissions

• Manage resources, budgets, tender costs and departmental performance reporting

Key Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the UK construction and infrastructure market

• Proven experience leading bid teams on major civil engineering tenders

• Excellent understanding of procurement legislation and governance frameworks

• Commercial awareness across contract, technical and pricing strategies

• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and client-facing skills

• Ability to influence senior internal teams and drive outcomes across the business

• Passion for developing people, improving processes and delivering winning bids

Why Apply?

• Senior strategic role within a high-growth infrastructure contractor

• Direct influence over major frameworks and flagship UK projects

• Opportunity to build and shape a best-in-class Work Winning function

• Excellent salary, benefits and long-term progression

Interested?

To apply or find out more, contact Leon from TRIbuild in confidence.
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