Bid & Proposals Manager

About the Position

We're seeking a Bid & Proposals Manager to lead tender proposals in Dublin, Ireland, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of assigned tenders from receipt to final submission.
• Develop tender strategy including delivery approach, construction methodology, engineering solutions, and project value propositions.
• Review and interpret tender documents, clarifications, addenda, and employer requirements.
• Act as the central coordination point for all tender correspondence, managing queries and issuing communications through eTenders and internal channels.
• Maintain the Tender Query (TQ) register and ensure timely distribution of queries and responses.
• Maintain the tender deliverables register, assigning ownership, managing deadlines, and tracking progress.
• Coordinate internal review cycles to ensure contributions meet required quality and timelines.
• Manage tender formatting, templates, document standards, and branding for submission.
• Gather and update routine company information, CVs, policies, certifications, and case studies for use across tenders and PQQs.
• Liaise with Estimating, Engineering, HSEQ, ISS, and support teams to collate required inputs and ensure consistency across submissions.
• Schedule and manage weekly tender coordination meetings, tracking actions to completion.
• Organise tender finalisation and governance meetings with Bid Management, Estimating, Commercial, and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate development of finalisation presentations with all contributing parties.
• Prepare or oversee development of technical content including methodology, execution plans, logistics, sequencing, programme rationale, resourcing, and innovations.
• Work with technical specialists and engineering teams to ensure responses are compliant, robust, and aligned with project requirements.
• Contribute to bid writing where specific technical insight is required.
• Coordinate alignment between the technical submission and the cost model in collaboration with Estimating.
• Work with planners to develop compliant and achievable tender programmes.
• Manage the integration of external designers, consultants, QSs, and JV or supply-chain partners.
• Act as the primary client-facing contact for bid-related matters.
• Coordinate with Legal, Insurance, Procurement, Commercial, and RCD to ensure tender compliance and risk management.
• Ensure contractual reviews and commercial risks/opportunities are fully captured.
• Manage the tender programme and ensure all deliverables meet internal gate review deadlines.
• Lead red-team reviews, commercial and technical sign-offs, and all internal approvals.
• Maintain evidence files, trackers, approval records, and external resource schedules.
• Monitor progress of deliverables, escalating risks or delays to Bid Management and Senior Leadership as required.
• Support the collection and upload of compliance documentation and evidence.
• Oversee production of final digital and physical tender submissions.
• Coordinate development and rehearsal of client presentations.
• Manage responses to post-tender clarifications, interviews, and negotiations.

Requirements

• tender management
• technical content development
• compliance

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in Dublin, Ireland
• Full-time position

About the Company

Cpl is a leading recruitment and managed services company, providing expert solutions across various sectors. We are committed to delivering excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.