Bid and Project Planning Expert
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Job Role Overview
A Bid and Project Planning Manager is required to join a leading engineering technology company's team in Southampton. This role sits at the front end of the project lifecycle, partnering closely with Sales and Engineering to build robust schedules, budgets, risk logs and governance for all new bids and proposals.
This manager will ensure projects are deliverable, commercially sound, and ready for seamless handover to the delivery team once contracts are secured.
Duties of the Bid and Project Planning Manager:
* Lead bid planning and build baseline project documentation (schedule, budget, cost model, assumptions, risk log)
* Create detailed resource-loaded plans using MS Project
* Run early risk and opportunity workshops
* Drive project governance, commercial due diligence, and stage-gate compliance
* Support bid/no-bid decisions with clear viability analysis
Requirements:
* Experience in project management or project planning within engineering/manufacturing
* Background in bids, proposals, or front-end project lifecycle
* Strong commercial awareness: estimating, costing, budgeting
* High proficiency with MS Project
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Eligible for UK Security Clearance
Why You Should Apply:
This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering business working on complex, high-value programmes. If you're highly organised, commercially aware and enjoy shaping projects from day one, then this could be the perfect role for you.