For clients

Hiring for your bid team?

Good bid people are scarce, well paid and approached every week. We find them, help you win them, and make sure they settle in. Permanent roles only. Choose the level of support that fits what you are hiring.

How we are different

We meet everyone firstEvery candidate and every client, face to face, before anyone is put forward.
Graduate to board levelFrom a first bid role to Head of Bids and Bid Director.
People who stayA process built for retention: the right fit first time, then onboarding and aftercare through the first year.
Support for your teamHelp with onboarding, and training for in-house recruiters who hire bid people.

Three ways to work with us

Search

One role, filled properly.

Focused recruitment for a single hire, from Bid Coordinator to Bid Director.

  • The whole market searched, not just job boards
  • A shortlist of people you would hire, not a pile of CVs
  • Salary advice and offer handled to acceptance
  • Replacement guarantee on every placement

For a one-off hire or an urgent gap.

Partner

An ongoing bid recruitment partner.

For teams that hire regularly and want one specialist who knows them well.

  • Everything in Search, across all your bid roles
  • Salary benchmarking and market updates
  • Support for your in-house recruiter, not competition
  • Regular reviews of hiring and retention

For growing teams with several hires a year.

Build

A whole bid team, built to last.

For firms creating or scaling a bid function. Every build is shaped around your team and your programme, and can include:

  • A team plan: structure, levels and hiring order
  • A map of the market and salary benchmarks
  • A proper talent campaign to reach people who are not looking
  • Time on site, and help with onboarding
  • Aftercare through each hire's first year
  • Regular reporting to a senior sponsor

For new teams or major growth.

How a search works

  1. BriefYour team, your bids and what good looks like
  2. Market mapWho is out there, and what they earn
  3. ShortlistInterviewed and referenced by us first
  4. InterviewsArranged, prepared and debriefed
  5. OfferNegotiated, with counter-offers headed off
  6. First yearChecked in with long after they start

Roles we fill

Bid CoordinatorBid WriterBid ManagerSenior Bid ManagerHead of BidsBid DirectorBusiness Development ManagerPursuit leadPre-constructionProposal Manager

Sectors Legal · Construction · Infrastructure · Defence · Consultancy · FM

Tell us what you are hiring.

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