Job Vacancy Senior Bid Manager

In this role, you will lead end-to-end bid activity for major Public Safety opportunities—bringing together solution, commercial, operational and governance teams to deliver compelling submissions. You will shape clear win strategies, define value propositions and ensure every proposal is delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard. Taking ownership of the bid lifecycle, you will manage governance, risk, quality and stakeholder alignment to ensure CGI presents strong, credible and competitive offers.

You will foster a motivated, collaborative bid culture—driving continuous improvement, capturing lessons learned and enhancing bid quality, efficiency and knowledge reuse across the function. With the support of an experienced team, you will influence major opportunities that help transform vital national services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead & Orchestrate: Manage end-to-end bid delivery, including planning, budgeting and approvals.

• Align & Motivate: Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and create a strong win-focused environment.

• Govern & Assure: Manage risk, performance, stakeholder engagement and internal bid governance.

• Develop & Deliver: Produce compliant, compelling, commercially robust proposals submitted on time.

• Analyse & Improve: Review client feedback, track lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

• Collaborate & Shape: Support early qualification and capture planning to influence pursuit strategy.

• Present & Coordinate: Organise and support client presentations throughout the evaluation process.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You’ll bring proven experience managing major public sector bids, ideally in IT Services, SIAM or Managed Services. You should have strong governance discipline, deep understanding of public sector procurement, and the ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams through complex, fast-paced bid cycles.

You should have:

• Experience leading large public sector bids (£50m–£250m).

• Strong knowledge of IT Services, SIAM or Managed Services delivery models.

• Shipley or APMP accreditation (or equivalent).

• Proven ability to create win strategies and compelling value propositions.

• Experience managing complex bid teams and partner organisations.

• Strong understanding of public sector procurement rules and evaluation criteria.

• Excellent planning, scheduling and governance discipline.

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