Future Systems - Technical Bid Lead

About the job

Bristol

Join us as a UK Technical Bid Coordinator to deliver innovative and compelling business winning propositions. This great opportunity enables you to forge relationships with a wide range of partners to craft MBDA's future contracts!

Job Title: Technical Bid Lead – Future Systems

Salary: Circa £55,000 + depending on experience

Location: Bristol (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working such as being onsite when necessary to work with people and collaborate, then working from home and around family commitments to be at your most efficient.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

The opportunity:

An opening in our Future Systems team has arisen to be take a leading role in our bid team and bid strategy. This role operates within one of several of the MBDA product lines in order to ensure excellence in bidding and new business activities. Day to day being involved in optimising a portfolio of concurrent and future bid activities, delivering product business cases to maximise probability of success.

To achieve this you'll be collaborating with other MBDA teams including Sales & Business Development, Programmes, Technical and Finance. As well as ensuring excellence in each individual bid, the role plays a critical part in the long-term business.

What we're looking for from you:

• The ability to form innovative solutions to challenging problems within short timescales
• Excellent judgement and stakeholder influencing skills
• A good understanding of the key bidding considerations across a number of stakeholders
• Excellent stakeholder management, both internally and externally
• Ideally knowledge of the defence sector
• Good problem solving skills used in real time an in an ambiguous environment
• Direct experience either leading or writing bids of a technical nature; preferably in the context of engineering development work
• Able to work in a dynamic environment with the multiple bidding activities at once

Our company:

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

Our Business:

We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

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