Senior Bid Manager

About ADP

With studios across the UK, Cyprus and India, and over 50 years’ history, ADP is an AJ100 top 30 architecture practice which designs around the principles of sustainability, belonging and engagement, rethinking the built environment to create a better future.

We work on projects that truly benefit their communities, from large laboratory buildings to mixed-use developments, sensitive refurbishments to envelope-pushing new builds, £100m high-profile schemes to local grassroots projects. We have cross-practice specialists in sectors including residential, commercial, healthcare and education design.

ADP is an employee-owned practice – meaning that all staff have a say in how the business is run, and everyone benefits from its success. We know that a healthy work/life balance is important and in addition to other competitive benefits, all staff have the option for hybrid working, flexible working, and compressed hours – allowing you to take a three-day weekend every fortnight.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and a gold-standard investor in people – reflecting our belief that it takes a people-centred practice to create people-centred architecture. Diversity is at the heart of our success, and we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

The Role

The marketing team is spread across the Manchester, London and Oxford studios, and has experience spanning bid management, marketing communications and graphic design. We work flexibly to support the whole practice with bid submissions and raising the profile of the practice.

Working closely with directors across the practice, the senior bid manager is responsible for leading in the submission of bespoke bids.

 

Responsibilities

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated senior bid manager to lead our small bid team in achieving successful outcomes for each allocated tender. The ideal candidate will follow established processes and best practices, ensuring a coherent bid strategy in collaboration with the sector directors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Energise and drive the bid team towards successful tender outcomes.
• Develop and continually evaluate winning strategies, directing resources to enhance bid success.

• Taking the lead on bids and proposals to ensure the best chance of winning work

• Ensure resources for quality submissions are in place, and timescales are met.

• Manage bids, ensuring that submissions are of a high and consistent standard.

• Organise and oversee all necessary bid-related meetings throughout the tender process.
• Manage the tender program, ensuring adherence to company procedures.
• Assign and drive completion of action items arising from meetings.
• Maintain lines of communication with joint venture partners.
• Manage and review the quality submission process.
• Obtain and share tender feedback and lessons learned to the bid team.

• Support the marketing manager with general comms and marketing tasks, including event planning and awards, updating Open Asset, and general marketing admin.
• Organise and arrange project photo and video shoots with external photographers.

 

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a bid manager ideally within the construction industry.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage a diverse workload
• Excellent IT skills, with experience of Adobe Creative Cloud and Open Asset desirable
• Strong copywriting skills with good attention to detail

 

The role will be mainly studio-based with some flexibility for ad-hoc home working.

The preferred locations for this national role are at our Manchester or Oxford studios but other locations will be considered. Occasional travel to other studios may be required (London, Birmingham, Oxford, Manchester and Edinburgh).

 

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to careers@adp-architecture.com with ‘Senior Bid Manager’ in the subject line.