London, UK
Bid manager
at BIG
BIG is hiring a bid manager to join its team in London.
Since its inception, BIG LON has experienced continuous growth and we are currently looking for a talented, motivated, and ambitious bid manager to join our operations team in London. As bid 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 bid 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 and to be able to price and structure a fee proposal efficiently and correctly. As BIG LON is operating in the UK, EU, Middle East, and elsewhere in the world, the bid manager must be comfortable operating in an international environment and have the ability to quickly grasp and analyse the industry-specific requirements related to the country in which the project sits. In addition to preparing fee proposals, the bid manager will be involved in estimating construction costs and substantiating that a design can be realised within a given construction budget as and when required in the tender process and building a tool to benchmark internal and industry data.
You will be working within BIG’s operations team, reporting to the managing director, and you will have a strong working relationship with the business development team, the project controlling team and our in-house legal team, as well as the bidding teams and fee proposal specialists in our New York, Copenhagen and Barcelona studios.
This role offers great personal development potential in an international, fast-paced, and highly ambitious creative environment.
Your responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- produce commercial bids for BIG’s future projects as well as additional work for existing projects and coordinate these with the managing director/head of business development
- coordinate with potential sub-consultants to ensure correct materials are received in a timely manner to allow assembly and compilation of compliant proposals for clients
- obtain required internal approvals for all required fee elements
- ensure information related to proposed and agreed fees is inputted accurately and updated in BIG’s project controlling platform (CMAP)
- craft detailed project proposal methodology statements/plans describing working methods across all project phases
- assist with ongoing project-related tasks, including but not limited to fee negotiations, contract appendix drafting and client Q&A
- provide support to the business development team where required and as needed, including assistance with proposal development/production and multi-disciplinary team building
- coordinate with other ongoing cross-department projects
We seek a person who:
- has three-to-five years of professional experience in an administrative or operations capacity at an architecture firm or related industry
- has a mixed educational background of both design/construction and business
- is gifted with mathematics and can work quickly and confidentially with large and complex spreadsheets
- has a thorough knowledge of international construction industry practices and work stages
- is detailed-oriented, enjoys reading the fine print and understands what it means
- has strong organisational and administrative, proofreading and document production skills
- has effective time management skills and ability to follow-up in a timely manner
- is proactive and completes tasks with a sense of urgency, who is capable of multi-tasking responsibilities that often vary in scale and scope
- can demonstrate an enthusiasm for innovation and creative problem-solving
- is adept in Microsoft Excel and Word, Adobe Indesign and Acrobat
- has clear and concise written and verbal communication
- has the ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment
- has tenacity and persistence, is confident in making decisions quickly in fast-paced and rapidly changing environments
This job description reflects the core activities of the role and is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive; it is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.
Application:
Please upload your CV, cover letter and suitable references to our website here. 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.
The salary for the role will be subject to relevant experience and qualifications.
Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s foundation. A multitude of cultures and backgrounds creates a new point of reference which leads to amazing insights. At BIG, we value, celebrate and support diversity because it makes our team, work and the built environment better. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.