Commercial Bid Manager

We are looking for an effective Bid Manager to support our busy tenders department.

The successful individual will have experience of bid management from opportunity identification to tender award, providing valuable input into opportunity qualification, win strategies, leading commercial discussions and solution design.  Must be comfortable working at Director Level (with both internal and external customers). Sound commercial understanding, P&L and risk management skills.  Ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines. Strong people management skills to facilitate a collaborative and productive working/team environment with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements include:

​ Proven capability in delivering winning, multi-million-pound complex services opportunities.

​ Industry knowledge and keen awareness of major competitors and their USPs.

​ Experience of supporting FM companies, and working with Housing, Local Authority, Education, Heritage, Utilities and Commercial customers.

​ Track record in winning tenders, working to individual customer and OJEU requirements to provide best in class solution.

​ Effective management of bid qualification (bid go / no go) process for new opportunities.

​ Providing commercial leadership and support to multi-functional teams to define commercial and technical offering.

​ Knowledge and understanding of legal contracts, reviewing and highlighting any risk and mitigation to senior leadership team.

​ Application of internal governance ensuring compliance with procedures.

​ Managing small internal team to maximise outputs and hit rate.

​ Ability to manage complex, multi-workstream opportunities.

​ Monthly financial reporting to senior leadership team.

​ Acting upon customer feedback to improve approach and maximise success.

Essential

​ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including excellent command of English language and grammar.

​ Strong attention to detail.

​ Demonstrable organisational skills, with ability to effectively prioritise workload.

​ Proven success in similar role.

​ Able to demonstrate commitment of working to and meeting tight and demanding timescales.

​ Ability to remain calm under pressure.

​ Excellent working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint and particularly Excel.

​ Experience of dealing with senior managers and stakeholders including customers, accreditation bodies, technical support, etc.

Desirable

​ Graduate.

​ Minimum 5 years’ experience in similar role.

​ Knowledge of Health and Safety Systems, Quality Systems, Environmental Systems.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable Mobile Gardener Team Leader local to Kensington & Chelsea seeking an hourly rate between £11.15 (40 Hours Mon- Fri)  want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The Groundsman/ Grounds Maintenance Teamleader would  work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a Mobile Gardener Team Leader.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General horticultural duties
  
  The successful grounds maintenance gardener will have:

• Full UK Drivers Licence (Must have driven a 3.5tonne Tipper Van)
• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• Must have managed a team before
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures;
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance gardener will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the Mobile Gardener Team Leader  role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable soft landscaper local to Berkshire seeking an annual salary between £24,000 to £26,000 Per annum with benefits including a Van  & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to work on various soft landscaping sites, ensuring all soft landscaping services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The Soft landscaper will work to their own initiative and as part of a team identifying opportunities for improvement.

Our client is a growing business that strives for quality and customer experience. As part of their growth plans this year, they are now looking to recruit a Soft landscaper.

The successful candidate will organize resources to deliver an effective service delivery of landscaping installation duties including:

• Planting
• Pruning
• Turfing
• Semi and mature tree planting
• Hedge planting
• New gardens building and renovations
• Other landscaping tasks

The successful landscaper will have:

• Full UK driving licence and ideally a licence to tow a trailer (Essential)
• Motivation to learn and progress within the company
• A proven record of accomplishment in soft landscaping
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6) and/or a CSCS card would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in soft landscaping services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push and ride on mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment chainsaws etc.
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the Soft landscaper will be working in a professional environment joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

Please apply with you most recent CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable horticulturalist local to Camden seeking an hourly rate of £10.55 (37.5 hours per week) & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The grounds maintenance operative will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance operative.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Horticultural maintenance
• Improvement work as required
• Planting (Plant Knowledge Required)
• Experience of shrubs
• General horticulture
• Maintaining and creating innovative displays

The successful grounds maintenance operative will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in horticulture 
• level 1,2,3 qualification in horticulture
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures;
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance operative will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the grounds maintenance operative role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable grounds maintenance operative local to Camden seeking an hourly rate of £10.55 (37.5 hours per week) & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The grounds maintenance operative will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance operative.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General horticultural duties

The successful grounds maintenance operative will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance operative will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the grounds maintenance operative role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable grounds maintenance gardener local to Enfield seeking an hourly rate between £9.56 to £10.50 & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The grounds maintenance gardener will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance gardener.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General horticultural duties

The successful grounds maintenance gardener will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures;
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance gardener will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the grounds maintenance gardener role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable gardener with a Full UK driving licence local to Kensington seeking an annual salary of between £20,000 - £22,000 (  Mon - Fri )  & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all Horticultural duties are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The gardener will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• Other horticultural duties

The successful gardener will have:

• Full UK Drivers License (essential)
• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance and Gardening
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the gardener will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the gardener role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable grounds maintenance operative local to Slough, London seeking an hourly rate at the start from £10.22  (37.5 hours per week) & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organise and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The grounds maintenance operative will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance operative.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organise resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Planting
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General horticultural duties

The successful grounds maintenance operative will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required Certificates in spraying (PA1 PA6), Horticulture and Ride-on Mowers would be an advantage but not essential
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures;
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance operative will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the grounds maintenance operative role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable grounds maintenance operative local to West London seeking an hourly rate of £10.11 (37.5 hours per week 3 days on 3 days off ) & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organize and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The Park keeper will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance / park keeper operative.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organize resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Cleaning
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General Grounds Maintenance  duties

The successful park keeper  operative will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the operative will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the Park keeper operative role please upload your CV.

Are you an enthusiastic and reliable grounds maintenance operative local to Watford seeking an weekly pay of £360 & want a great working environment? We are looking for dynamic people to maintain to organize and motivate various sites, ensuring all grounds maintenance services are delivered to a high standard which meets customer expectations. The grounds maintenance operative will work to their own initiative identifying opportunities for improvement and driving business development in their area.

Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the industry and is one of the UK’s leading provider of integrated management and maintenance services for parks and green spaces. As part of their growth plans this year they are now looking to recruit a grounds maintenance operative.

The successful candidate will work to their own initiative and organize resources to deliver an effective service delivery of grounds maintenance including:

• Weeding
• Pruning
• Lawn Mowing
• Strimming
• Hedge Cutting
• General horticultural duties

The successful grounds maintenance operative will have:

• A proven record of accomplishment in grounds maintenance
• The ability to self-motivate and the desire to work within a team
• Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required
• Previous experience in grounds maintenance services and the ability to operate a range of horticultural equipment including power and hand tools, push mowers, strimmers, hedge cutting equipment etc 
• Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures
• Proven ability to achieve/exceed business objectives
• Experience implementing quality standards and working to customer specifications

In return for this, the grounds maintenance operative will be working in a fun environment. Joining a team that believes in a work-hard, play-hard approach.

To apply for the grounds maintenance operative role please upload your CV.