Bid Manager

The Vacancy

🌟 Join Our Team as a Bid Manager – WPS, London

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for winning work? We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our dynamic team at WPS in London. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and shape high-quality bids that make a real impact.

📌 About the Role

As a Bid Manager, you’ll take ownership of the full bid lifecycle—from initial tender through to adjudication and second-stage negotiations. You’ll coordinate cross-functional teams, develop winning strategies, and ensure every submission is compelling, compliant, and competitive.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end bid process, including strategy, planning, and submission.
• Manage second-stage bids and post-tender negotiations.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including subcontractors and suppliers.
• Organise site visits, risk assessments, and design team meetings.
• Ensure all bid documentation is accurate, timely, and aligned with client expectations.
• Maintain accurate records and reporting through RIMS.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in bid management within the construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of pricing, costing, and best practice in tendering.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage teams and drive collaborative success.
• Familiarity with risk analysis and value management.

If you’re ready to take the lead on exciting projects and help shape the future of WPS, we’d love to hear from you.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

📩 Once you apply one of the Recruitment Team will then be in contact to discuss the role in more detail and advise of next steps.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.