J Murphy & Sons
Senior Bid Manager
London NW5 1TN
Key information
- Pay
- £70000-110000 per annum
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted date
- 2 Sep 2026
- Closing date
- 30 Sep 2026
About this role
Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook,
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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Bid Manager
- Compilation of PQQ Documents.
- Compilation of Tender Deliverables.
- Manage the implementation of the Murphy work winning processes, procedures, and toolkits
- Development and implementation of win strategies
- Review the scope definition within the PQQ or tender documents and produce a detailed launch pack for delivery to the PQQ/Tender teams
- Development and implementation of bid programmes
- Mobilisation and motivation of the allocated PQQ/tender team resources
- Review alternative proposals or re-engineer the client's specifications and design
- Manage all client dialogue
- Develop and compile presentations for both internal and external audiences
- Manage portal uploads and all clarifications
- Ensure all actions are completed ahead of PQQ/Tenders being submitted
- Update and maintain CRM entries
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Experience of delivering successful high value (£50m+) bids across Water, Transport, Highways, Airports or Ports
- Full knowledge of the bid lifecycle from tracking of OJEU notices to PQQ, Tender and Post Tender Interviews
- Add valued input to re-engineer the client’s specification to add to a value-add engineered solution
- Proactive bid management experience
- Able to cast a critical eye over potential bids