Job Description
Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? We are looking for a Proposal/Bid Manager to be based preferably at our office in Bath, UK. We offer a hybrid working policy between home and office. The key person will work closely with the other members of the bid team along with other operational and commercial functions across the company’s international offices. Managing the end-to-end bid preparation, by taking responsibility in producing proposals, from a positive Bid/No-Bid Result up to submission, in compliance with company highest quality and standards. Liaising with other key stakeholders, typically sales, resource management, recruitment, HR, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and project management / delivery, both within the company and from commercial partners, for obtaining and assisting with information necessary for submission. Interviewing internally identified staff with the aim of collecting technical content to be inserted in the proposals, rephrasing, and re-organizing the content when applicable, and scheduling follow-up meetings with the staff for further refinement. Integrating the technical inputs with further content mainly extracted from reference documentation or past applicable proposals. Working towards tight deadlines and short time scales and being willing/able to work overtime if needed, mainly close to proposal submission. University Degree or equivalent in Telecommunication, Aerospace, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a relevant field to the company’s main business line. At least 5 years proven experience in bid management, technical writing, technical reporting and requirement management. Extensive experience in Microsoft Office suite. Time Management and ability to work overtime when required. Ability to synthesize written content from diverse and concurrent sources. Attention to details, excellent proofreading/editing skills, writing skills, and verbal communication skills. Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Experience in MS Teams, MS SharePoint, Salesforce Working experience in / knowledge of the Space environment, preferably Earth Observation. ITIL certification. Background/experience in Sales and/or Legal. Experience in risk assessment and project management. Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support. We welcome applications from people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, all genders, LGBTQ+ individuals and ex-service personnel. Starion is one of two new legal entities rebranded from the RHEA Group, focused on space consultancy and space engineering services and solutions. Our teams work on world-leading space projects that deliver the pioneering missions that provide us with the information and technologies we use today. Starion employees are located across Europe, close to our clients’ offices, enabling us to be responsive and agile. Our engineers and researchers are among the most trusted and respected in the industry, helping build space-based solutions that address major challenges on Earth such as civil security, climate change and deforestation.