Job Title: Senior Bid Manager – Social housing Sector
Location: Swanley or Remote
Salary: £60k – £100k
We’re looking for a hands-on Bid Manager or Senior Bid Manager who can take full ownership of the bid process from end to end – from initial enquiry through to high-quality tender submission – on projects ranging from £500k to £250m. This is a sole contributor role, so you’ll be responsible for 100% of the writing yourself.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Manage the full bid lifecycle: planning, writing, co-ordinating and submitting
- Extract key requirements from bid documents and drive submissions to deadline
- Write bespoke, compelling responses aligned to client-specific scoring criteria
- Maintain and build internal knowledge libraries and bid trackers
- Collaborate closely with estimators to align price and quality narratives
- Manage client interviews, site visits and feedback sessions
- Continuously improve the bid process and win strategy
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience managing bids from start to finish
- Excellent technical writing skills and ability to work independently
- Up-to-date knowledge of construction and social housing
- Understanding of retrofit and legislative compliance is a plus
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and deadline driven
- Comfortable engaging with teams and clients at all levels
Required Qualifications:
- Educated to A-Level standard or higher
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of social housing and construction sectors preferred
If you feel like this Bid manager role is for you, please apply directly or email –
