Bid Manager

Job Title: Bid Manager Location: Warrington, UK – Hybrid Working Compensation: £70k Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF: 48496

Big shifts begin here

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Bid Manager at our Warrington site As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Cavendish Nuclear The Bid Manager role is within our Cavendish Nuclear business

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

The role

The difference our new Bid Manager will make

As a Bid Manager you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Reporting directly to the Head of Bid Delivery, they'll work across all our markets - decommissioning, new build, existing generation and defence - in the UK and internationally and in close collaboration with our naval nuclear business.

Day to day, you’ll lead the preparation and submission of winning bids, which will require strong team and internal stakeholder management skills – as well as often engaging external supply-chain/partners, submit bids that in doing so have met all schedule milestones and completed to budget agreed at outset, prepare for and lead an opportunity through the CN governance process and gate and coloured reviews. You will also engage with a varied range of subject matter experts, capability, functional and business personnel during bid preparation and provide the business with regular progress updates and liaise within the business to manage / mitigate issues which threaten successful bid progress.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides Hybrid working (ideally Warrington, Leicester or Bristol)

Essential experience

• Ideally degree-educated though experience within a similar role matters more. • Civil or Naval nuclear preferred but someone with regulated industry experience, particularly Defence, is also of interest

What we offer

Generous benefits including: • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays. You also have the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year • Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave • Matched contribution pension scheme up to 7.5% of salary, with life assurance • Loyalty Recognition • Profession membership subscriptions – Subscription fees for one relevant professional institute per person per annum. • Working from home and flexible work patterns • Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing • Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts, and our Share Ownership Scheme • Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments. Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 14/12/2022

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