OSL Global provides multidisciplinary engineering, signalling, technical and project delivery support. We have rapidly established ourselves as one of the leading independent signalling design and testing companies. We can design, install, test and commission to requirements. Our project teams are experienced in a wide range of railway disciplines, and have the skills and knowledge to anticipate the needs of a smart railway.

We’re looking for capable, down-to-earth people with an appetite for exciting challenges. We ensure that employees receive the highest standard of ongoing training, as appropriate to their role, and that both technical and developmental skills are continually reviewed and enhanced.

If you are looking for an organisation where you can grow, be recognised for your individual talents and have the opportunity to achieve your full potential, then OSL is the place for you. We are now looking for a Head of Work Winning to join our management team.

The main responsibility for this role is to manage & lead the work winning team defining, implementing and delivering effective bids to meet the exact requirements of a contract, with exceptional commercial clarity.

• Full accountability for large complex contracts, responsibilities include the management of strategic tender responses, leading client presentations, leading contract negotiations and all aspects relating to the end-to-end sales process.

• Managing bid governance and compliance

• Managing full tender process with the aim to create a compelling proposal with the highest chance of winning.

• Reviewing and improving bid content to ensure consistency, compliance, maximum scoring and differentiation against competitors.

• Writing compelling bid content to ensure maximum scores are achieved and wherever possible, differentiating from the competition

• Keep abreast of team holidays, and absence management ensuring suitable numbers available for daily workload, complete staff annual appraisals.

• Produce accurate reports for BM and Directors as and when required.

• Regular communication with your team to update on business changes.

• Any other duty assigned by your line manager in line with your experience and qualifications.

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience

• Enthusiasm, knowledge and ability to provided strong success, with major bid management responsibility and key, complex tender delivery.

• Ability to deliver to deadlines under sensitive, pressured circumstances, involving specific project objectives and bid management.

• Knowledge and proficient skills using Microsoft project

• Proactive and supportive a self-starter

• Experience in a similar role

• Essential skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Xcel. Outlook, etc.

• Good communication Skills written and verbal

• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team

This role is flexible on location but will require travel to our offices in Crewe and Swindon and to clients on a regular basis.