Senior Bid Manager

Based in London and supporting teams across Newmark’s national offices, this senior, hands-on role leads the end-to-end coordination, creation and delivery of high-quality and compelling responses to pitches, presentations and proposals. You will drive the full bid lifecycle from start to finish, coaching and influencing senior stakeholders, ensuring on-time submission.

Own the end-to-end pitch process: opportunity qualification, pitch strategy, approach and win themes, storyboarding, content planning, drafting and editing and finalisation for submission

Oversee registered tender portals: monitor pipeline, ensure registrations and credentials are current, circulate opportunities to relevant teams, and coordinate clarifications and Q&A within deadlines

Establish and run robust bid governance: create bid plans and schedules, lead kick-offs and reviews and secure timely approvals and sign-offs implementing Newmark’s ‘Pitch to Win’ approach

Coordinate multi-disciplinary contributors (sector / service line experts, legal, finance, marketing) to develop persuasive, accurate, and brand-aligned proposals

Build and maintain a high-quality bid content library (case studies, CVs, method statements, standard RFP responses) and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned

Coach and quality-assure contributions from senior colleagues, elevating messaging, points of differentiation, and USPs across all submissions

Work flexibly to meet client deadlines and priority timelines, with occasional travel to national offices as required

This is a senior opportunity for an experienced bid leader with a proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder proposals. A commitment to quality, excellence and a can-do approach are essential to success in this role.

Exceptionally organised with meticulous attention to detail and commitment to continuous process improvement

Proven stakeholder leader who can influence without authority, manage expectations and bring together multi-disciplinary teams

Confident bid strategist who can produce clear, persuasive content with impeccable spelling and grammar

Strong project manager who can develop strict timelines and deliver to deadlines

Proactive and solutions-focused in their approach and able to maintain momentum under pressure

Collaborative and dependable and able to build trust and work effectively across functions and geographies

Excellent communicator and presenter with the ability to distil complex content into compelling narratives and visuals

Technically fluent with tender portals, CRM and collaboration tools

High integrity and acts with discretion when handling sensitive firm or client information

Flexible and adaptable, willing to flex hours around client deadlines and shifting priorities

Ability to coach and mentor senior stakeholders and provide constructive feedback

Innovative, lateral thinker who challenges the status quo to streamline processes and elevate submissions