Proposals Manager

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 
Where will you be working?
At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.  
We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.  
Want to come and be a part of it? 
What will you be doing? 
You'll be accountable for the coordination of strategic bids (particularly larger TMC and significant Project Sector bids), including bid programme, quality submission and priced submission.
 
Whilst carrying out hands on bid writing duties and ownership of questions from storyboard through to final submission. You'll collaborate with and influence the bid team to establish common and specific win themes, differentiators and effective tender strategies.
 
You'll work alongside the Bid Director to manage bid teams. Inputs from key stakeholders, typically engaging with business development, estimating, writing, commercial and operational teams.
 
In collaboration with bid core team you'll develop detailed bid programme. With critical path and owners identified, ensuring programme is tracked and monitored on a weekly basis.
 
We'll ask you to co-ordinate and plan all client presentations and negotiation preparation required as part of the bid submission.
 
You'll be delivering prequalification and bid submissions, workshops and bid writing activities.
 
You'll be the direct lead of a team of writers, providing coaching, development and guidance.
 
Can you review across sectors to maximise cross-sector and cross-bid learning?

What you’ll bring 

Do you have excellent IT skills, particularly significant experience in using Microsoft Word?
Thorough knowledge of work winning procedures and processes including reviews
At least 5 years working on multi-million-pound construction submissions
Excellent writing and editing skills, demonstrating ability to form persuasive text in a concise format
Strong research capability and ability to summarise extensive information in saliant points
Project/Programme Management qualification desirable or demonstrable experience of managing significant projects/programmes with multidisciplinary teams.
Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
What’s in it for you? 
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme     In addition, this role offers

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
Holiday purchase scheme 
Personal Accident Cover About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. 
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for lifeWhether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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