Assistant Bidding Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

- Safety First
- Going home safe and well
- Client Focus
- Deliver on our promise
- Integrity
- Always do the right thing
- Create Opportunity
- For our people to excel

Supporting the business by planning and managing the bid process and delivering tender responses in line with the company’s brand, position and processes.

Aiding the bid lead in translating win strategies and business objectives into smart, compelling, consistent, customer-focused, error-free documents and presentations, project managing activity through department bid plans and escalating risk to bid lead where required. Directing on coordinating meetings, sign-offs, collation of corporate information for proposals and administration tasks within the Mace bid process.

You’ll Be Responsible For:

- Supporting workshops and research tasks to analyse client goals, drivers and ambitions, client technical and commercial targets, market and competition, aligned to Mace governance (e.g. Go No-Go, golden rules review etc).
- Evaluating tender documentation to review and support relevant tender priorities.
- Undertaking detailed client/project/scope/stakeholder/competitor research to better understand opportunities.
- Following the Mace bid process to deliver a high quality, client-focused proposal, support best practice.
- Project/bid coordinating - analyzing tender documents to define client requirements, deliverables, set deadlines and owners - the bid plan.
- Project planning, supports the bid programme, highlighting interdependencies and monitoring /reporting on progress.
- Coordinates internal and external progress meetings - bid kick off/regular progress meetings, supporting bid team through mid-bid/site/progress meeting.
- Appropriate dissemination, communication of client tender clarifications and facilitation of appropriate action in response.
- Gather and issue any clarifications required to the client.
- Aids the drafting of standard content /CVs/project profiles - closing gaps where possible by interviewing /questioning relevant parts of the business.
- Proof/copy edit responses to ensure compliant, compelling, benefits-driven copy.
- Ensuring all required reviews and adjudication/sign-offs are achieved in line with Mace way engage.
- Coordinating the creation of additional supporting content - printed models/video/large-format printing/presentations.
- Capturing all new content within the work winning content hub (aftercare).
- Facilitating, records and shares lessons learnt/best practice
- Supporting improvement activities and projects which may be focused on improving work winning team performance, or competence and capability of the Mace business.
- Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll Need To Have:

- Good organizational and project coordination skills.
- Very high standard of written English, skilled in editing copy to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation with the ability to shape compelling responses.
- Skilled to manage delivery through colleagues, including technical employees at all levels, bid colleagues, marketing and communications, and external suppliers.
- Empathy - guardian of client drivers.
- Positive challenge - driving getting the best out of the team.
- Influence - ability to lead the room.
- Understanding of the Mural whiteboarding tool.
- Proficient in the use of the Qorus bid management tool.

Note - The estimated salary for this position is $100,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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