Bid Associate

Role Summary:

Due to the continuous growth of our business, Transmission Investment is looking to recruit a full time Bid Associate to join the team responsible for Transmission Investment’s successful entry into the large competitive onshore transmission project sector (known as “CATOs”). The CATO projects will be tendered via a structured procurement process, and it is expected that the Bid Associate would be a key member of the CATO bid team, supporting leadership in bid and consortium management activities.

This role may also support the broader origination function of Transmission Investment and get exposure to development, delivery and operations activities relating to our assets.

As a key member of the team, the individual needs to be astute, ambitious and driven. They will seek to contribute to the fast growth and success of the company, whilst ensuring that high bid project management standards are maintained.

The candidate needs to have a track record within infrastructure origination and bidding, infrastructure advisory or construction management ideally in the energy industry.

The role will be based in our head office in the City of London with only occasional travel within the UK necessary. Transmission Investment also has a flexible working policy.

The role will report to the Investment Director who is primarily responsible for the CATO projects.

Our Company:

Founded in 2011, Transmission Investment manages one of the largest offshore electricity transmission portfolios in the world in terms of the capacity of offshore wind connected. Our portfolio of assets includes the connections to eleven GB offshore wind farms – currently a portfolio of over 4,000MW (circa £3,200m in capital employed).

Transmission Investment has a growing team of over forty people with a broad range of competencies within project development, engineering, regulation, construction, asset management, finance, and merger & acquisition. The team has the experience required to develop, finance, execute and manage large scale and complex energy infrastructure projects. Transmission Investment is developing a 700MW interconnector between Scotland and Northern Ireland, LirIC. As part of a joint venture on behalf of an investor, we are managing the construction and will manage operations of a synchronous compensator at Blackhillock, Scotland. We are also well positioned to take part in the competitive onshore transmission auctions (CATO) in which this role would play key part.

As an employer, we pride ourselves on the positive and friendly culture within our company, with a can-do attitude and dedication being felt throughout the team. 

Employee wellbeing is at the heart of our business, and we offer many benefits which reflect this. We invest continuously in employee training and development, supporting employees in personal and professional growth. In March 2021, Transmission Investment was officially recognised as a Great Place to Work® in the UK. In April 2022, Transmission Investment won two awards in the small business category from Great Place to Work®; UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2022 and UK's Best Workplaces 2022 Small (20-50 employees). 

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Undertake market analysis and research to support strategy, project origination and bidding activities

• Support the development of bidding plans, programmes and budgets for delivery of timely, accurate, compliant and competitive bids

• Support formal internal governance processes including preparation of papers and presentation materials and assisting the management and administration of key meetings

• Attend internal, partner and client meeting as required

• Collaborate with internal and partner cross-functional teams of highly experienced individuals to gather the necessary information required to produce high-quality deliverables for all CATO projects and other work as required

• Support bid consultant engagement and management processes and assist coordination various workstreams

• Coordinate the tender clarification process, including gathering information from various parts of the team, and developing clarifications and responses for submission

• Gather bid inputs and lead on drafting certain bid documents as required

• Research future CATO project pipelines to plan ahead all necessary bidding activities

• Support broader origination function, and development, delivery and operations teams as required

Must exemplify our Company Core Values:

· We are EXCELLENT at what we do

· We are COMMITTED and ensure we deliver

· We are CHALLENGING of the status quo

· We are SUPPORTIVE of each other 

Language:

English (required)

Education, Work Experience & Qualifications:

· Qualified to Degree level or equivalent preferred

· Minimum 3 years professional experience in supporting infrastructure origination and bidding, infrastructure advisory or construction management

· Experience of working with data and spreadsheet analysis tools

· Although not essential, the following would be beneficial:

• Experience in complex greenfield infrastructure project tender processes that are delivered with private sector funding
• Knowledge of electricity transmission sector

Skills & Attributes:

· Well organised with excellent planning and organisational skills

· Self-starter

· Core capability in either project management, technical, commercial or finance

· Ability and willingness to learn and grow with the role

· Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing

· Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

· Strong Microsoft office skills

Remuneration:

A market-leading remuneration package is negotiable with the successful candidate. 

Core company benefits include:

• Generous Company pension contributions

• 25 days annual leave plus public bank holidays (increasing to 30 days with service). Ability to buy additional annual leave

• Annual performance bonus scheme and success-related bonus scheme

• Private family health insurance

• Flexible working

• Cycle to work scheme

• Generous paternity, maternity and adoption policy

Diversity Policy:

Transmission Investment is committed to providing equal opportunities for all, irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. This appointment will be conducted in line with principles of merit, fairness and openness.