Business Development Manager Bids and Tenders

Business Development Manager - Bids and Tenders (Water and Infrastructure)Midlands Hybrid working available 4 days home 1 day in WorcestershireOur client is a specialist contractor operating in the UK water and infrastructure sector. They work closely with utility companies and framework partners, delivering technically robust, compliant solutions in a highly regulated environment.We are now looking to appoint an experienced Business Development Manager (Bids and Tenders) to take ownership of our end-to-end tendering activity and materially improve our win rate on high-value frameworks and projects.This is a senior specialist role, not a sales role. Your value is in judgment, technical credibility, and the quality of submissions you produce.The roleYou will lead the full bid lifecycle across PQQs, ITTs and RFPs within the water and infrastructure sectors. You will work closely with the Commercial Director and technical teams to produce persuasive, compliant and commercially sound submissions.Key responsibilities include:Owning and managing the full bid process from opportunity identification through submissionWriting original, high-quality, technically accurate bid content (not recycling boilerplate)Coordinating pricing, technical inputs, case studies and operational detail from internal stakeholdersEnsuring strict compliance with water industry regulations, environmental standards and client requirementsMaintaining and continuously improving a structured bid knowledge ..... full job details .....