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Posted 02 August, 2026

Senior Bid Manager

CBS Butler
London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

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Senior Bid Manager

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+6 months +

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+Remote working

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+Inside IR35

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+£600 - £650 a day

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+SC clearec role

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Key Responsibilities:

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  • To communicate effectively and create logical plans and documents from templates as client proposals
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  • To help gather, create or clarify requirement/scope to assist in the derivation of a solution
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  • To own the preparation of the changes requested from new until customer sign off.
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  • To interface effectively with both internal teams, sub contractors and external customers as necessary
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  • To shape the proposal in terms of offering, price, timetable, 3rd party interactions and dependencies etc to achieve the best fit between the requirements of all stakeholders
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  • To be proactive in driving the proposal through the various internal Step reviews
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Required Skills:

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  • The general ability using previous experience to think around any problems encountered, proactively contribute to any solution to overcome them, and manage to proposal generation effectively.
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  • Experience of developing SDM's
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  • Interpersonal skills are essential when working with the wider team obtaining estimates
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  • A commercial awareness when writing proposals is necessary
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  • Being able to clearly articulate a solution based on wider team inputs is essential
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  • Being able to multi task when developing a number of proposals in parallel, re prioritising when appropriate
    \n An understanding of timesheet bookings and the ability to manage budget/effort from the wider account contributing to the development of a proposal is necessary
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  • An understanding of change SLA's and how to manage client expectations is necessary
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If you'd like to discuss the Senior Bid Manager role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (see below) and I will get in touch.