Tendering Manager

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure –

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. 

Social Infrastructure -

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.  

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Support regional and functional leads in the development of effective tender packages considering the delivery risks and opportunities. Coordinating the input from a number of disciplines to ensure the robustness of commercial estimates and tenders while remaining competitive.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Manage tender budgets / cost codes, reporting on costs and advising on budget requirements
• Lead pricing reviews, coordinating inputs from all necessary disciplines
• Guide estimating to ensure pricing is aligned with commercial strategy
• Coordinate contract reviews making qualifications appropriate for risk profile
• Lead risk reviews appreciating likely risks to be considered and prompting engagement from all disciplines
• Coordinate regional Commercial Manager engagement and ownership
• Lead bid clarification / qualification basis with client interface
• Lead commercial handovers to delivery team
• Oversee and facilitate supply-chain input
• Manage tender governance and review process
• Manage external support / consultants
• Line management of estimating and contracts team
• Client PoC for commercial/pricing negotiation

Person Specification

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies, along with appropriate professional qualification (preferred), although other relevant experience will be considered
• Substantial experience in a similar role with consolidated leadership/management experience ideally gained within Transmission and Distribution or civils sector although not essential
• Instinctive appreciation of risks and figures when reviewing and approving work product by team.
• Inspire team to deliver promptly and accurately to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation
• The ability to communicate complex principles effectively at all levels within the organization
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork, respect, integrity, innovation, and a client-driven approach
• Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplines at all levels of the business with a practical, hands-on approach
• Flexible to undertake varying work with changing priorities

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.