Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

ABOUT YOU:

We are seeking a proactive and adaptable professional with a background in project/bid management, ideally within complex, multidisciplinary organisations.
The ideal candidate will have strong client and stakeholder management skills and preferably, an understanding of the full bid lifecycle.
The ideal candidate must possess strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

WHAT THE ROLE HAS TO OFFER:

• You will be working in one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors, offering exciting opportunities, innovation and career growth.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days from home)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The purpose of this role is to be the person in charge of specific bid-management activities to ensure the successful delivery of a bid or several bids.
It requires professional bid management capabilities to be applied - giving rigour to change control, commercial awareness and stakeholder management.
This individual will be required to bring structure, clarity and governance to the process and discipline relating to bid management activities. It will require the successful management of the relationship with internal and external key UK and international customers and the effective management of multi-disciplinary bid teams to deliver high quality business winning proposal.