Electrical Pre-Construction Manager / Bid Manager

The Opportunity Our client, a well-established electrical contractor based in Blackpool, is looking for an Electrical Pre-Construction / Bid Manager to lead tendering for its electrical division.

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You would decide what the business bids for, not only what it costs. In a division this size, that judgement shows up in the order book within months.
The division is already working. It turns over around £5 million, and the brief is to hold that momentum while opening doors to clients and sectors the business has not reached yet. That makes it a different job from defending an established position: the pricing has to stay sharp on the work that already comes in, while the relationship-building runs out ahead of it.
This is a permanent role in Blackpool, £70,000 to £80,000 depending on experience, plus a full benefits package.
About the Business Early client engagement changes what a bid manager actually does. A contractor that gets in front of clients before the drawings are fixed is competing on judgement rather than on the lowest number, which puts the bid function closer to business development than to estimating alone. It is also why this role carries the decision on which opportunities to chase rather than receiving it.
Our client is a well-established electrical contractor based in Blackpool, delivering projects nationally for public and private sector clients. The portfolio covers major leisure, education and community schemes, with low-energy and sustainable buildings a particular strength, and the electrical division turns over around £5 million. A mechanical division is now being launched, with the aim of growing it to match the electrical side. Alongside electrical contracting the wider group offers 3D BIM design coordination and energy services, and the business holds ECA, NICEIC, MCS and Constructionline accreditations.
The wider group's BIM coordination and energy services are useful here in a way they are not to everyone. Being able to put design coordination and energy performance into a submission, rather than subcontracting them or leaving them out, is frequently what separates a compliant bid from a winning one.
What You'll Be Doing Leading pre-construction and bid activity for the electrical division
Reviewing tender opportunities and deciding which to pursue, on fit, risk and margin
Overseeing and preparing electrical estimates, take-offs, and supplier and subcontractor enquiries
Producing high-quality bid submissions, including quality responses, methodologies and programmes
Building relationships with new main contractors, developers and end clients to widen the client base
Supporting existing client relationships and framework opportunities
Presenting at tender interviews and leading post-tender negotiations
Working with the new mechanical division on combined M&E bids
Handing awarded work into delivery with a clear picture of how it was won and priced
What We're Looking xrexnqw For A strong electrical pre-construction, estimating or bid management background with an electrical or M&E contractor
A track record of winning work, not only pricing it
Good technical knowledge of electrical building services installations
Experience writing quality submissions and presenting at tender interviews
Confident building relationships with new clients and main contractors
Commercially sharp, with a good eye for risk
Full UK driving licence
Experience in education, leisure or public sector work, or on low-energy buildings, would be an advantage, though not essential.
What's on Offer £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience
£5m division (Already established)
Full company benefits package
Direct influence over which clients and sectors the business grows into
Combined M&E bids to work on as the new mechanical division develops
A business adding capability rather than holding position, so the bid function grows with it