Senior Proposal Manager - Automation
Warrington, WRT, GB, WA3 6UT
Senior Proposal Manager - Automation
Location: Warrington
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.
This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.
Carry out proposal and estimating activities for single and multi-discipline proposals to support Bilfinger UK’s business strategy. Help maintain an up to date body of knowledge for proposals, Supportjunior members of the proposal team.
Main Responsibilities
Carry out proposal and estimating activities
• • Take full responsibility for assigned proposals, to lead and manage to deliver high quality proposals in a timely manner that reflect agreed strategies and are compliant with relevant procedures
- Expected to lead large single ‘own’ discipline proposals and medium complexity multi-discipline proposals.
- Responsible for all aspects including estimate/costing, price, technical and commercial submission documents, contractual reviews, approvals
- Actively seek relevant input from others required to develop proposal, recognising strengths and weaknesses of self and others
- Work with ‘operations’ to develop and agree execution concepts
- Obtain third party (subcontractor/vendor) input as appropriate
- Ensure all work is compliant with Bilfinger procedures
- Initiate checks and reviews to ensure quality of work
- Actively liaise with clients for information, clarifications, site visits, negotiations and feedback
• Proactively support proposals managed by others
• Provide estimation and execution inputs
• Support proposal strategy development.
• Carry out reviews and checks of proposal work by others
• Work in a structured and organised way and support others in this
Act as Bid Manager reporting to UK Proposals Manager or Head of Proposals for specific assigned proposals
Maintain Body of Knowledge
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a clear and reasoned set of norms relevant to discipline as part of the overall proposal department information
• Maintain knowledge of relevant current technology, standards and execution approaches
• Support development of proposal tools (e.g. estimating tools, procedures)
Support Others
• Provide coaching to others on estimating techniques
• Support junior team members in planning and managing proposals
• Review proposals and provide constructive feedback
Experience & Qualifications
• 10+ years proposal and estimating experience (or similar)
• Experience includes contracting in areas such as oil & gas, nuclear, utilities, power
• Expected to be degree qualified in appropriate engineering or numerical discipline, or suitably experienced through working in relevant discipline
If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.
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