Bid Manager, Leicester

Bid ManagerOur OpportunityAre you an experienced Bid Writer looking to take a step up within your career?Do you want to work with a collaborative, supportive team on a diverse range of bids within the built environment?Are you passionate about playing a key role in a growing, national, multi-disciplinary company? If you answered yes to the above questions, this could be the perfect role for you! We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Bid Manager at our growing Leicester office. Joining a supportive network as part of an established central Bids Hub, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. We are a leading, national property and construction consultancy, working across sectors, including healthcare, education, commercial, residential, defence and heritage. With Pick Everard, you can expect to be able to diversify your experience and work with some high profile, prestigious clients. In this role, your focus will be on end to end management of some of our most important bids and will allow you to strategically drive the content in them. Our internal specialists within design and management services are heavily bought into the bid process and will give you the time and engagement to support your bids. Take a look at some of our projects: Discover our projects - Pick EverardAbout YouOur ideal Bid Manager must have:  Experience in bid writing and/or bid management Ability to manage own time with multiple tasks and within deadlines Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills A self-motivated and proactive approach A drive to win and succeed It would be nice for you to have:   An APMP Foundation qualification  An understanding of the construction and property industry Experience of managing a team   About Us At Pick Everard, we work together to make the extraordinary a reality. We are looking for exceptional new talent to be a part of our journey as we move forward through our ambitious five-year Business Plan. We are an independent award-winning property and construction consultancy firm, operating within the industry, providing complete integrated service delivery to help our clients deliver better solutions across real estate, infrastructure and the natural environment. We are at the forefront of the industry and enjoy a culture that is centered around being creative, professional, compassionate, client-oriented and fun. Our recent successes include: Listed as an NCE100 Consultancy and AJ100 Practice Named a Top 150 Consultancy by Building Magazine Recognised as a leading Financial Times Consultancy Winners of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) Awards, Best Business Performance of the Year – Large Consultancy Winners at the RICS Awards – Infrastructure category An Investors in People and Investors in Excellence accredited business Winners at the Enterprising Women Awards Through our remarkable history we have already established the sound principles of success and we have the vision and ambition to be even better, as we move forward into a very bright future.  We’re growing and we need more experts onboard. Join us and we will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you’ll be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.  To learn more about why it is good to work here please visit our website and follow us on social media. Be part of it. Remuneration and Benefits We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. We are also a responsible employer and Investors in People accredited business. You will receive an attractive salary that will match your skills and experience, as well as the following benefits: Hybrid working Stakeholder pension Life assurance Private healthcare 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave Healthcare cashplan Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits Enhanced Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits Long service awards – including enhanced annual leave and vouchers Annual Being PickEverard awards Staff Discount Scheme Spot Rewards Professional subscriptions   Season ticket loan or car loan at senior level Cycle to work scheme Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme Please note we do not accept speculative CVs or approaches from recruitment agencies.  As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey. #LI-hybrid, #LI-BS1