Thomson environmental consultants: The independent, employee-owned consultancy, chosen by successful clients, admired by competitors, and the place to work preferred by top specialists.

With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering our clients exceptional outcomes across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, marine ecology, habitat management, arboricultural services, geospatial and data management, environmental impact assessments.

Our people make us who we are; we are commercial but not corporate, guided by our values of Respect, Integrity, Support and Excellence. Career growth and development is highly valued at Thomson, and we nurture talent, leading to rapid career-progression opportunities. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external trainings, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration.

We are looking for an ambitious Bid Manager to continue to grow our business by securing multi-million pound projects, across our multitude of private and public sector clients. This is a permanent position based in our Head Office in Guildford or primarily remotely, with an office/home-working split based on business needs, and the location of the successful candidate. You’ll be joining a new Bid Management team at an exciting time of change and improvement initiatives, working within a rapidly expanding company in the environmental services sector.

You will be responsible for assisting in the identification of bidding opportunities and owning the entire bid processes for all Thomson service lines. You will be responsible for writing bids that help the company meet and exceed gross margin targets, as well as partnering with our technical teams and actively supporting them with winning new and repeat work. You may be an accomplished Bid Writer looking to transition into Bid Management, or taking the next step in your career from a Bid Management or Support role. Either way, there will be plenty of opportunities to develop, so a willingness and commitment to learning is an essential.

Successful candidates will need

• A background in, or appreciation of, environmental services (i.e. ecology, hydrology, landscaping or arboriculture), infrastructure (rail, highways or water), or tier one contracting
• The ability to write clearly, accurately and persuasively
• Competence with Microsoft software packages
• Strong planning and organisation skills with proven ability to multi-task and handle several bids simultaneously
• To be analytical with strong attention to detail and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude, adopting flexibility with working hours when necessary
• An appreciation of preparing bids, tender responses, bills of quantities; and take pride in securing the work
• A commercial mindset
• To thrive in a fast-paced environment, taking accountability for submitting bids and proposals on time

Ideally you will also

• Be APMP certified
• Already be an expert or have the capability to rapidly become an expert in the understanding of multi-million NEC3 and 4 contract structures
• Have a keen interest in the natural world

In return we can offer a highly competitive salary, a rewarding varied role, our company benefits, flexible working, regular company social events and career progression.