Overview In this role you lead and coordinate bid activity to deliver high-quality, competitive proposals within the rail sector. You will work closely with customers, partners, and the bid team to manage the opportunity pipeline and develop capture plans. You’ll handle multi-disciplinary proposals from 5m to 50m and provide professional project management and reporting in line with Railway Group and Network Rail standards. You will also contribute to supply strategies and framework contracts, with a clear focus on signalling or tendering expertise.
Responsibilities - Lead and coordinate bid activities to produce high-quality, competitive proposals
- Build and maintain relationships with customers, partners, and the bid team
- Support opportunity pipeline management with the Bid Director
- Assist in developing capture plans to win business
- Manage multi-disciplinary proposals valued at 5m–50m
- Provide professional project management and reporting in line with Railway Group/Network Rail standards
- Contribute to supply strategies and framework contracts
- Role reserved for candidates with rail signalling or tendering experience
Key requirements - Experience in rail signalling or tendering
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary proposals (5m–50m)
- Strong stakeholder and relationship management
- Understanding of Railway Group and Network Rail standards
- Bid management and coordination skills
- Knowledge of supply strategies and framework contracts
- Relationship building
- Stakeholder management
- Clear communication
- Rail signalling domain knowledge
- Bid/tendering process
- Project management and governance
