Proposals Manager

Definition

The person who is responsible for the production of the written elements of tender and pre-qualification submissions for Coffey. They will collaborate with various department and company team members to develop the excellent tender and proposals content to win projects.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the quality of tender submissions
• Providing technical and non-technical input into pre-qualification submissions which demonstrates the company’s expertise, capability and experience
• Providing input into tender submissions to support the designers and estimators on technical and non-technical aspects of projects being tendered
• Managing the submission of all aspects of a tender where assigned the role of Submission Manager
• Identifying the various inputs required within a tender or pre-qualification submission and coordinating input from others, both within and outside the company
• Providing guidance to others in the Proposals Team and subject matter specialists regarding responses to narrative questions, such as previous experience, technical issues, project organisation structures and HSQE topics
• Managing tender and Pre Qualification documentation and record keeping
• Managing and maintaining the systems and libraries associated with the production of bid documentation
• Recording and analysing feedback on proposals submissions and managing initiatives for improvement
• Promoting continual improvement within the Proposals Team
• Recruitment and management of the personnel within the Proposals Team
• Supervise the management of the Tender Opportunities Register and assign work to team members.
• Being familiar with the Group’s HSQE Management Systems
  
  

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Requirements

• A degree in a relevant construction discipline or equivalent experience
• Over 10 years’ experience working in the Construction Industry
• Understanding of the construction process through relevant construction experience
• Understanding of procurement processes through relevant experience
• Good technical writing skills and attention to detail.
• Positive attitude to workload and learning
• Willing to work in a collaborative manner with team members within the proposals team, tendering team and the wider company
• Be a team player, willing to work with a variety of subject matter specialists to create excellent tenders
• Have excellent communication skills to manage the proposals team and develop good relationships in the wider tendering team and company
• Be self driven and demonstrate a willingness to work on your own initiative, develop improvements and keep up to date with industry knowledge
• Able to manage work within fixed deadlines.
  
  

, Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of our contracts are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and adherence to the highest safety and quality standards.