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About the Role

Own Laminar's bid function end-to-end, running every pursuit from market sounding through submission and lessons learned. Build the bid capability of colleagues across the wider business by understanding Laminar's offerings, delivery methods, and unique selling points. Assess opportunities for eligibility, prepare and facilitate go/no-go reviews, and present clear recommendations to sector Directors. This role is central to writing compelling and compliant responses by interrogating customer needs and collaborating with Subject Matter Experts.

Responsibilities

Develop and write excellent bids by breaking down complex questions and interrogating customer needs to ensure responses are compliant and compelling.
Own bid management end-to-end, including initial eligibility assessment, preparing go/no-go papers, facilitating go/no-go meetings, and running all live bids by coordinating subject matter experts and reviewers against submission deadlines.
Work with Laminar's internal design team to incorporate graphics or diagrams that strengthen submissions.
Chair and run bid reviews using existing frameworks, lead client debriefs after submission, and run lessons learned at the close of each bid.
Identify, propose, and implement improvements to bid processes and systems.
Maintain the bid library, case study repository, and Confluence-based process documentation, ensuring they are current and usable by the wider team.
Manage the six-monthly consultant resume refresh cycle and utilize Claude-powered bid tools in day-to-day bid management.
Monitor procurement portals and framework notifications, support market sounding activity, and respond to PQQs and RFIs.
Represent Laminar at client clarification sessions and market engagement events.
Coach colleagues across the wider business who contribute to bids.
Use PandaDoc to support proposal development and production.

Requirements

Mastery in bid writing with strong written English and a track record of running competitive bids for project management, project controls, cost and commercial, or data and digital consultancy, ideally within construction, infrastructure, data centre delivery, UK public sector, or framework procurement.
Ability to interrogate a brief to understand client needs and translate them into compliant and compelling responses.
Experience building or materially improving bid infrastructure (library, case study repository).
Experience working with PandaDoc or a similar proposal platform.
Confidence to challenge director recommendations with evidence.
Ability to facilitate storyboarding and answer-planning workshops with SMEs.
Comfort being the sole bid specialist in a room and translating bid strategy for non-bid specialists.
Self-starter with a demonstrated record of winning bids across public and private sectors.
Ability to drive urgency from contributors while prioritizing across multiple live bids.
Comfort using AI tools, particularly Claude, in a working capacity, including building or adapting bid-specific tools.
Experience presenting bid strategy or go/no-go recommendations directly to a board or senior leadership audience.
Experience running a function solo.
Familiarity with private sector bidding and frameworks across EMEA, with a focus on data centres.

Skills

Bid writing
Bid management
Proposal development
Project management consultancy
Project controls
Cost and commercial management
Data and digital solutions
Market sounding
PQQ and RFI response
Client engagement
Coaching
AI tools
Claude
PandaDoc
Written English
Stakeholder management
Process improvement
Team collaboration

Location

London, UK (Office)
Remote

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Mid-level

Benefits

Health Insurance Scheme
Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
Bonus Scheme (cash and equity)
Professional body membership coverage
Cycle to Work Scheme
In-house coaching
Equity upside
Flexible working
Relentless development opportunities (coach, mentor, feedback)

About the Company

Laminar Projects is a high-end project management consultancy and tech developer focused on upgrading construction project delivery.
They bring transparency and control through technology, processes, and common sense.
They invest in developing digital solutions for better project delivery, such as their construction management tech, Shape.
The company values its people, focusing on their flourishing and development.
Grown from two people in 2017 to over 220 today.
Serves a stable, repeat client base across data centres, major infrastructure schemes, and complex building projects in the UK and internationally.
Core values: Grow yourself, Care about people, Execute to greatness, Build civilisation.
Vision: To enable human flourishing in a high-impact community that fosters meaningful relationships, inspires self-development, and empowers learning adventures, ultimately achieving the highest levels of value for the world.
Missions: To fully digitalize the construction of human civilization and to create a new type of organization that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society.