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BIG is seeking a bidding manager to join its team in London.

BIG is a group of 500+ architects, engineers, urbanists, inventors, researchers and business minds from all over the world who are based in our New York, Copenhagen, London and Barcelona offices. Our built work ranges from the most diverse urban playground and Michelin-star dining – to affordable housing that feels everything but, and a school among the verdant fjords of the Faroe Islands. Our vision spans traveling at supersonic speed with Hyperloop One, to living in floating cities, and eventually Mars! While we are led by a group of expert partners, directors and associates – a flat hierarchy and collaborative spirit are essential to our BIG ecosystem. We share our collective knowledge and expansive network through study trips and educational workshops – BIG schools offer in-house lessons, while BIG Picture brings in industry experts to inspire and invigorate. We are infectiously ambitious and unified by the shared mission to craft the world we want to live in, and to give form to our future, one project at a time.

For the past years BIG LON has experienced a continuous growth, hence we are currently looking for a talented, motivated, and ambitious Bidding Manager (a newly established position) to join our expanding Operations team in London.

As bidding manager you will be responsible for preparing fee proposals for existing or prospective projects, ensuring that all tender requirements have been considered and that potential uncertainties in the tender material have been clarified to ensure that BIG is positioned with the best possible chance of success. To successfully develop a fee proposal, the bidding manager must conduct a thorough analysis of contractual terms, scope, and timeline and interface with other consultants, as required, to understand the project at hand to be able to price and structure a fee proposal correctly. As BIG LON is operating in the UK, EU, Middle East, and elsewhere in the world, the Bidding Manager must be comfortable operating in an international environment and have the ability to quickly grasp and analyze the industry specific requirements related to the country in question.

You will be working within BIG’s operations team and you will have a strong working relationship to the managing director, the business development team and our in-house legal team, as well as the bidding teams and fee proposal specialists in our New York, Copenhagen and Barcelona offices. A background in architecture, or within the construction industry is a plus.

Primary areas of responsibility:

• draft comprehensive fee proposals, and assess staffing plans, schedules and other various project set up related tasks based on analysis of contractual terms, scope, and timeline of new and existing projects
• develop project resourcing budgets and preliminary work plans in close collaboration with other in-house experts
• manage the planning and collection of materials required for outgoing fee proposals, including proposals requiring coordination with external collaborators
• liaise with business development, project teams and the operations team to develop a complete understanding of requirements for specific RFPs, bids, new work proposals, and requests for additional work orders
• identify project specific risks and opportunities within new and existing projects
• ensure that all outgoing fee proposals represent the best in class in the industry in that they are complete, high quality, appropriate, and demonstrate the best added value options to the client
• build and maintain an overview of internal and external industry benchmarks based on project typology, location, size, client requirements and ambitions, etc.

We seek a person who:

• has two to five years’ experience in a similar capacity within the architecture, property development, engineering, creative, construction or professional service industry
• has experience putting together fee proposals in the UK, EU, and/or the Middle East
• has an architectural background or a strong interest in architecture, construction, and the creative processes
• is comfortable working while developing and optimizing internal procedures, an open approach to new ways of professional collaboration
• has effective time management skills and ability to follow-up in a timely manner
• has the ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment simultaneously
• demonstrates clear and concise English written and verbal communication
• has a deep understanding of the architectural scope of services
• has strong organizational and administrative, proofreading and document production skills; adept in MS Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop and InDesign

This job description reflects the core activities of the role although there will be changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognize this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

Application:

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We will contact you if your profile matches our requirements.

This is a full-time position based out of BIG’s London office. You must have permission to live and work in the UK.

Salary will be subject to experience and qualifications.

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