Bid Manager

Bid Manager – Civil Engineering

Location: Dublin or Kildare, Ireland
Salary: Up to €100,000 DOE + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Package
Start Date: ASAP

Are you an experienced Bid Manager with a strong civil engineering or infrastructure background looking to lead the delivery of high-value tenders on some of Ireland's largest infrastructure projects?

Syntech Recruitment is partnering with a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor as they continue to expand their pre-construction and commercial team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Bid Manager to lead the coordination, development and submission of major infrastructure bids across highways, rail, bridges, utilities, earthworks and transportation projects throughout Ireland.

What's in it for you?

Salary up to €100,000 DOE

Discretionary annual bonus

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

Option to purchase an additional 2 days annual leave

Annual salary reviews

Above-market contributory pension scheme

Private healthcare allowance

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity packages

Maternity returners bonus

Additional wedding leave and wedding bonus

Ongoing professional development and career progression

Opportunity to lead bids for some of Ireland's largest infrastructure and civil engineering projects

The Role

As Bid Manager, you will be responsible for managing the complete bid lifecycle, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to produce high-quality tender submissions that are commercially robust, technically accurate and delivered within strict deadlines.

Working alongside estimators, planners, engineers, commercial managers and senior leadership, you will ensure bids are compliant with client requirements while maximising the company's competitive position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end bid and tender process for major civil engineering and infrastructure opportunities.

• Review Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation, specifications, drawings and contractual requirements.

• Develop bid strategies and submission programmes to meet client deadlines.

• Coordinate internal stakeholders including estimating, design, planning, commercial, HSEQ and operational teams.

• Manage clarification requests and client communications throughout the tender process.

• Produce and manage bid programmes, deliverables and submission schedules.

• Oversee the preparation of technical and commercial submission documents.

• Work alongside estimating teams to ensure pricing submissions align with technical proposals.

• Coordinate supplier and subcontractor engagement throughout the bid process.

• Support risk identification workshops and bid review meetings.

• Manage governance and approval processes prior to tender submission.

• Ensure submissions comply with client requirements and company quality standards.

• Coordinate tender interviews, presentations and post-tender negotiations where required.

• Support tender handover to operational delivery teams following contract award.

• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement of bid processes and submission quality.

About You

• Minimum 5–7 years' experience managing bids or tenders within civil engineering, infrastructure or construction.

• Proven experience coordinating complex tender submissions for major infrastructure or civil engineering projects.

• Strong understanding of public and private sector procurement processes.

• Experience working alongside estimating and commercial teams.

• Excellent organisational and project management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent bids within demanding timescales.

• Strong written communication skills with experience producing high-quality tender documentation.

• Commercial awareness with the ability to interpret technical and contractual information.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business or a related discipline (preferred).

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading contractor delivering nationally significant infrastructure projects while taking ownership of high-profile bids that directly influence the future growth of the business.

You'll work alongside experienced commercial and operational teams in a collaborative environment that offers genuine career progression, professional development and exposure to some of Ireland's largest infrastructure programmes.

Application Process

If you're an experienced Bid Manager or Bid Coordinator ready to take the next step in your career within civil engineering and infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

We aim to respond to all applications within five working days. If you do not hear from us within this timeframe, your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion.

By applying for this position, you consent to Syntech Recruitment Ltd processing your personal data for recruitment purposes in accordance with current data protection legislation.

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