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Location: Hub based! Bristol, London or Glasgow

But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best

Team: Energy Solutions 

Salary banding: £47,000 - £57,000

Experience: Expert

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Tony Butler - Sales Manager - Central Services

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Commercial. Strategic. Technical.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Creative. Influencer. Detail. 

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

You’ll be working as part of the Energy Solutions sales and commercial team where your key focus will be to assess and lead on procurement opportunities for energy efficiency retrofit, low carbon and renewable housing programmes that align to Energy Solutions strategy and our Plan Zero objectives. 

This role in a nutshell:

You’ll be responsible for all procurement portals across the Energy Solutions market sectors. Identifying opportunities on which to submit bids and feeding into the decision over whether to bid for the work.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Devising a successful strategy and bid plan for winning a bid, including pinpointing the unique selling points (key differentiators) of Energy Solutions
• During the bidding process you will lead and manage all aspects of the bid plan; working closely with other internal departments to complete a successful submission
• Working with senior stakeholders to identify strategic growth opportunities aligned to company objectives
• In support of the Business Development team, you will gain an understanding of our clients’ specific requirements, market drivers and outputs
• Researching, writing and/or checking proposals
• Developing, maintaining and adapting the Energy Solutions tender library for future opportunities, including lesson learnt and implementation of change management
• Working with key members of the project team and the client organisation to obtain the information required to compile the bid 
• Assessing and addressing the technical and commercial risks relating to an open procurement opportunity 
• Researching current and future market trends
• Responding to clients’ and other stakeholders’ queries before, during and after the bid has been submitted

You’ll be a successful Bid Manager here at OVO if you have…

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative and innovative thinking
• Problem-solving skills
• Relationship-building and influencing skills
• An interest in the Energy Efficiency, Net Zero living, coupled with a willingness to keep up to date with industry trends, regulations and legislation
• Commercial thinking
• Attention to detail

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £47,000 and £57,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..