Graduate Bid Manager

Job Description

Lanes Group is the UK’s leading provider of water and wastewater solutions and services, playing a vital role in always maintaining the seamless operations of the nation’s water systems.

Formed in 1992, our half a billion-pound turnover ensures continued expansion for market share. Our key differentiator is our 4000+ staff and our resource pool that includes the most innovative fleet, plant, and equipment the market has to offer.

We are the UK’s largest end to end drainage solution provider with depots strategically located across the UK from Aberdeen to Plymouth, to ensure round the clock coverage for customers and clients alike.

About the Role :

We are actively recruiting for this new additional role to enhance our current and established bidding team, reporting to the Head of Bids & Marketing. Successful applicants will be working on multi-sector submissions at any one time, such as Local Governments, Retail, Education, Health, Highways and Utilities, so an ability to multitask is essential. This can be a high-pressure environment due to deadlines so experience of working in a similar environment would be an advantage. The primary focus is to produce a successful submission within the agreed timescale. You will also conduct client / competitor analysis as part of the process. Full training will be provided to support any previous experience.

Location : Eccles

Hours : Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours per week.

Team Responsibilities – but not limited to :

• Identifying opportunities - reviewing contract notices and adverts / invites in order to identify opportunities which are of interest to the business.
• Bid / No-Bid Process – conducting a full Bid / No-Bid process for each opportunity with the wider team.
• Responsibility from receipt until submission of all event stages such as EoI, PQQ, RTI, ITT, ITN and RFP, for both existing and new clients.
• Technical and quality answer writing.
• Working with the wider business in order to obtain / compile content and write technical answers.
• Working with the sales team on the completion of the commercial aspects of the bids.
• Managing own workload, working on multiple submissions at any one time. These can range from £10,000 to £10 million+ in value, depending on the services being procured and contract duration.

About you :

What you will get in return :

In joining the Lanes Group, the UK’s leading provider we are committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises the well-being, growth, and safety of our employees. Through continuous training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that values every individual's unique contribution, we empower our team to uphold the highest standards of integrity, collaboration, and inclusivity.

This position is open to Internal and External candidates. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit to recruitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community.

Strictly no agencies please.

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