Head of Proposals at Lovell, Bartley Green

Permanent – Full Time – 37.5 Hours

Lead Winning Bids. Shape Strategy. Drive Growth.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and driven Head of Proposals to lead the work-winning function across Renew Central.

This strategic role is responsible for managing the entire bid lifecycle, from opportunity identification and qualification through to submission and contract award, helping secure major social housing refurbishment and retrofit projects.

Leading a high-performing proposals team, the successful candidate will develop compelling bid strategies, create persuasive tender responses, and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and performance analysis. Working closely with operational, commercial and partnership teams, they will ensure all submissions are compliant, client-focused and aligned with business objectives.

The role requires exceptional bid writing, leadership and stakeholder management skills, together with extensive experience of public sector procurement, social housing, and complex tender submissions. A passion for quality, collaboration and delivering successful outcomes is essential.

Benefits

• Holidays - 26 days + ability to purchase additional holiday
• Annual bonus linked to company performance
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Digital GP and Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Sharesave scheme
• Access to our discount portal, LifeStyle Hub

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.

Please refer to the Job Description upon completing your application.