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Bid Manager (Construction)

  • Bristol
  • Permanent
  • Oct 14, 2026

Bid Manager
£60,000 - £65,000 + Car Allowance + Autonomy + Progression + Influence + Long-Term Stability
Bristol (Commutable from: Bath, Keynsham, Filton, Yate, Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Newport, Chippenham)

Are you a Bid Manager / Bid Writer or Pre-Construction professional looking for a role where you'll work closely with the Directors, have genuine influence, and take ownership of bids from invitation to tender through to submission?

On offer is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established construction contractor with a strong position in the market, working on a range of public sector and private contractor within a close knit motivated team. This is a key hire due to business growth and will suit someone who wants to make their mark in a role with real autonomy and long-term progression potential.

In this position you will lead the bid process, reviewing tender documents, carrying out appraisals, and producing compliant written responses that allow the business to make strong, confident tender decisions. You'll work closely with the Estimator, Contracts Manager and wider team to shape programmes, logistics, planning and quality responses.

This role would suit a Bid Manager / Bid Writer with main contractor experience, looking for ownership, responsibility and the chance to have genuine impact within a stable, growing business.

The Role:

  • Leading bid writing and compliance responses for construction tenders
  • Reviewing invitations to tender and carrying out tender appraisals with the Estimator
  • Working with the Contracts Managers and Estimators to develop logistics, costings and planning content
  • Ensuring quality assessment requirements are understood and addressed


The Person:

  • Experience writing and managing bids/tenders, producing compliant submissions
  • Commercial Construction experience
  • Good understanding of construction project sequencing / pre-construction


Reference Number: BBBH281003

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Zoe Cann at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Reference Number: BBBH281003_1791978315
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£60,000 - £65,000 per annum + Car allowance, Progression

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Permanent

Job Type

Construction

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BBBH281003_1791978315

Reference Number

14 Oct 2026

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