Tender Bid Manager

About Us:

The Icon Group is an interdisciplinary geoscience company. We specialise in Earth Observation, Environmental Monitoring, GIS and Spatial Data Analytics. We are a European leader of earth imaging services and are Ireland’s largest processor of optical and image data.

For over a quarter of a century, our bespoke approach has provided insight and assurance to commercial and governmental agencies and institutions across Europe. We employ over 50 full-time geoscientists with a focus on excellence in our work. We provide, interpret, and manage location-based data and imagery, offering answers in support of:

• Land Use and Cover determination
• Yield Projection
• Machine Learned Object Inventories
• Image interpretation and Analysis
• Vector based route optimisation for road transport

For more information, please visit icon.ie

The successful Bid Manager will work closely with the Directors and be responsible for bids and tenders put out by the company in the coming months.

Major Responsibilities:

• Take the lead role in managing tender applications.
• Forecasting tenders
• To support various business leaders in collating information that is of a consistently high standard and protects or enhances the company’s brand (Prequalification & Bid stages).
• To respond to non-technical questions, and proofread / edit all content, providing feedback to writers as required.
• To oversee bid production programmes and individual writing plans for high priority bids.
• To ensure effective coordination and timely management of all tender related activity & tender responses.
• To improve the quality of tender submissions by running various publishing exercises that adds value to the overall look and feel of tender submissions and supports general business unit requirements.
• Compliance with company systems and processes with respect to bid proposals.

Required

• Must be from a background with relevant operations experience and tender writing experience.
• Clear and concise communicator with an aptitude for problem solving and thinking outside the box.
• Talented in the presentation of technical content and proficient in the use of copywriting presentation software.
• Able to work accurately and efficiently while managing owns time to meet critical deadlines.
• Minimum degree level qualification in related discipline.
• An understanding of the bid process.
• Previous experience with tender applications
• Fluent in English, CEFR minimum level C1
• Technical writing skills
• Organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Experience/ ability to manage a team/Delegate work to others

Desired:

• Background in EO/GIS or related industry is a plus
• Experience with national/European scale tenders

Other information:

• Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage
• Location: you can work anywhere in Europe (EU and non-EU countries)
• Annual Leave: 20 days per annum.
• Contractual Conditions:
• 6 month probation period.
• Two week notice period.

Application:

Please apply only through the Application Form.