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.
As a Bid Manager at Telent, you’ll play a key role in coordinating and managing high-quality bids across our Network Services portfolio, supporting opportunities across sectors such as education, government, blue light, defence and rail. You’ll manage the end-to-end bid process, working closely with the Sales team, Subject Matter Experts, Commercial Leads and Technical Leads to help review and shape compelling written and financial submissions.
This role is primarily home-based, with occasional attendance at our Warwick headquarters (1 day per month) for team meetings and collaboration. The role also requires eligibility for SC Security Clearance (minimum of 5 years of UK residency rule applies).
What you’ll do:
- Coordinate and manage bids from opportunity stage through to submission, deal review and post-bid activity.
- Work closely with Sales, Subject Matter Experts, Technical Leads and Commercial Leads to develop high-quality bid responses.
- Manage requirement matrices, cost reviews, deal reviews and bid governance activity to keep submissions on track.
- Support bids across a broad range of Network Services opportunities, including networks, cloud, infrastructure, CCTV upgrades, WAN and SD-WAN solutions (technology solutions).
- Monitor bid progress, coordinate reviews and make sure key actions, decisions and changes are clearly captured.
- Promote continuous improvement across bids and proposals, sharing lessons learned and supporting stronger bid outcomes.
- Support post-submission activity, including bid presentations, win and loss reviews and recommendations for improvement.
Who you are:
You’ll be an organised, detail-focused Bid Manager who enjoys bringing people, information and timelines together to deliver high-quality submissions. You’ll be confident working with stakeholders across sales, commercial, technical and operational teams, and able to turn complex customer requirements into a clear, structured bid approach.
You may already have experience managing bids within telecoms, technology, infrastructure, public sector, emergency services, defence, education or a services-led environment. Experience with public sector frameworks such as Network Services 3 (NS3) / Crown Commercial frameworks would be beneficial, but your ability to coordinate bids effectively, maintain strong attention to detail and manage multiple moving parts will be key.
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience coordinating or managing bids, proposals or tender activity from start to finish.
- Strong project coordination, organisational and attention to detail skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Sales, SMEs, Commercial Leads and Technical Leads.
- Ability to assess customer requirements, manage bid documentation and support structured review processes.
- Commercial awareness, with the ability to support cost reviews and understand financial bid information.
- APMP or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable evidence of working towards this, would be beneficial.
- Eligibility to obtain SC clearance (Telent can sponsor eligible candidates who meet the minimum 5-year UK residency requirement for SC Security Clearance).
What we offer:
At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.
The additional benefits with this role:
- 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually.
- Company pension scheme.
- A range of family friendly policies.
- Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal.
- Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.
We are guided by our values and behaviours:
- Be Inclusive
- Take Responsibility
- Collaborate
- Be Customer-focussed
Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
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