Bid Manager Defence / Tender Leadership £60,000 Bristol / London / Birmingham / Manchester (Hybrid 2 days office-based) A high-impact Bid Manager role at the heart of the UK defence sector. You ll lead major bid and tender submissions for a top-tier engineering and consultancy business, working with government organisations and tier-one defence contractors. Your chance to drive high-profile defence projects, coordinating technical experts, consultants, and business development teams to deliver winning proposals. As Bid Manager, you will: Lead + coordinate bid and tender teams, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, on budget, and fully compliant Manage full bid lifecycle from early engagement and client information capture, through PQQ, ITT, interviews, and contract award Develop and drive win strategies, identifying customer needs, pricing requirements, and solution opportunities Act as central point of coordination across stakeholders, technical experts, and delivery teams Maintain accurate CRM records and support continuous improvement of bid and tender processes This is a hands-on manager role you will oversee the full end-to-end bid process rather than focus solely on writing content. You ll thrive in this role if you have: Proven experience as a Bid Manager, managing complex bid and tender submissions Project management, stakeholder coordination, and governance skills Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail Experience within defence, government,