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Working across business development, capture, solution, commercial and delivery teams, you will ensure proposals are compliant, compelling and delivered to the highest quality standards.\nWorking alongside Capture Management leadership, you will provide direction of the bid team, helping to drive and support all aspects of bid team and proposal management through to award of the contract. You will:\nWork with Business Development and Capture Management lead to build client relationships and support client engagements, help understand the Customer’s issues, concerns and hot buttons\nSupport the development of winning strategies that differentiate us, are competitively focused and are compelling to the client and their requirements, as well as satisfy internal business objectives\nAssist the Capture Manager in building resource profile for duration of the bid\nCreate the bid plan and maintain activity schedule, including governance through the duration of the bid\nLead bid kick off meetings and ensure the bid team are equipped with relevant bid/customer requirements and documentation and are briefed on the bid plan and expectations\nCreate and maintain response plan, including owners and deadlines. Where required, coach SME to the format of response templates, ensuring win themes and hot buttons are considered in response writing\nCoordinate and oversee the completion of colour reviews, to assure quality of proposal submission\nSupport the representation of commercial business case to governance review boards\nSupport any post-submission activities and support the program team as required - e.g. Clarification questions, pricing/solution amendments and required resulting governance\nEssential Skills Required\nEffective team leadership and communication skills\nAbility to foster collaborative working across cross-functional teams and build strong team rapport\nAbility to manage personal actions and manage team priorities to a challenging deadline\nOperate at multiple levels in the organisation, including senior stakeholder engagement\nHave a proven track record securing competitive wins in UK public sector, across range of deal size and complexity\nBe capable of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships internally and with customers and industry partners\nFlexibility to travel and work across multiple locations, as may be required.\nWhy Join Us?\nOpportunity to work on some of the UK's most complex public sector pursuits, accessing global Leidos capabilities\nClear progression opportunities across bid management, capture and business winning leadership\nSupport for your personal and professional development, including APMP and industry-recognised accreditation\nStrong leadership support, working alongside and within the collaborative and experienced Growth team.\nLeidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...\nWhat we do for you:\nAt Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.\nWe provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:\nContributory Pension Scheme\nPrivate Medical Insurance\n33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)\nAccess to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)\nFlexible Working Scheme\nCommitment to Diversity:\nWe welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.\nWho We Are:\nLeidos UK & EUROPE - we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.\nLeidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.\nWhat Makes Us Different:\nPurpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.\nCollaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.\nPeople: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\n£61,500.00-£78,800.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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