Bid Director

At Amey, we're shaping the future of infrastructure, consulting and complex public sector services. We are looking for an experienced Bid Director to join our central Work Winning team and play a critical leadership role in delivering our ambitious growth strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead some of Amey’s most strategic and complex pursuits, driving growth across multiple sectors and markets. You will play a key role in securing high-profile opportunities, ranging from multi-million-pound consultancy commissions to major infrastructure programmes and frameworks, including emerging opportunities within the nuclear sector and international markets.

Combining strategic bid leadership with people leadership, this role offers the chance to shape business growth, develop and inspire high-performing teams, and influence the future direction of our Work Winning function.

Significant experience leading and winning high-value, complex bids within a consulting, infrastructure, engineering or related environment.

Proven people leadership experience with the ability to develop high-performing teams and promote collaboration.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior leaders and clients.

Experience developing bid strategies and leading multidisciplinary bid teams through complex procurement processes.

Commercial awareness and an understanding of balancing risk, opportunity and value creation.

Experience within consulting, highways, rail, facilities management and/or nuclear markets.

APMP Practitioner qualification.

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

Strategic thinker with strong leadership presence.

Collaborative and relationship focused.

Adaptable, resilient and motivated by continuous improvement.

Committed to developing others and sharing knowledge.

Customer and outcome focused.

At Amey, we recognise that no candidate will meet every requirement. If you have most, but not all, of the skills and experience outlined above, we would still love to hear from you. We are committed to supporting development and helping talented people grow their careers.

You may be required to undergo pre-employment screening and security vetting appropriate to the projects and sectors you support. Further details will be discussed during the recruitment process.

At Amey, we're committed to creating better places to live, work and travel. We offer more than just a job. We provide long-term careers, meaningful work and opportunities to develop professionally and personally.

Our benefits include:

Competitive salary

Company car or cash allowance

Annual bonus opportunity

Family private medical insurance

Career development and progression opportunities

Professional development and learning support

Flexible and hybrid ways of working where role requirements allow

Employee benefits and discounts platform

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Amey is a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for public and private sector customers, we help keep essential infrastructure running, create sustainable places and improve the quality of life for communities across the UK.

At Amey, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage candidates with diverse experiences to apply.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and providing reasonable adjustments wherever required. If you need any support during the application process, please let us know.

If you're an experienced Bid Director ready to lead strategic pursuits, shape future growth and develop high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.