Project Manager (Tender)

LGC Ltd (www.lgcgroup.com) is an international life sciences company working with customers in the government, academic, pharmaceutical, agricultural biotechnology, food, environment, security and sports sectors.  

LGC’s Grant Management Group (GMG) works with UK government departments and arm’s length bodies to support medical and health research across the UK. Our activities include funding call management, contract management and Intellectual Property management. We work with senior level stakeholders in academia, the NHS, government and industry to promote improvements in medical and health care in the UK and overseas. 

LGC are currently engaged in a tender process for a 6-lot procurement worth £400m over an initial 5 years. We are the incumbent for elements of the lots, but the structure is new and the process is expected to be very competitive.

To support the bid development, we require an experienced Project Manager. We envisage the individual playing a key role in helping to drive the creation of our proposition, to have broad understanding across the component parts and enable Leads to maximise their contribution to the tender by progressing work outside of meetings/workshops. As part of the full time bid team the individual would work closely with colleagues to ensure visibility of progress across all workstreams and to help assess areas of risk, opportunity, weakness and strength.  

As well as producing more standard project progress reports, the Project Manager would be expected to work in a dynamic way, exploring new ideas and helping to identify possible collaborations. This will be a ‘hands-on’ role helping to shape the progress rather than just reporting on it.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a detailed project plan for the overall bid and individual workstreams.
• Propose project governance and enact on sign-off
• Develop a clear communication plan and corresponding materials.
• Developing effective workshops (along subject Lead), producing materials and scribing.
• Progress report maintenance and preparation.
• Maintaining the bid environment, including shared access areas for any partners, capturing and disseminating new information as and when it emerges, chasing actions.
• Maintaining the clarification log and disseminating answers.
• Providing support to the other bid team members. 

Experience Required:

• Experience of managing complex, multifaceted projects.
• Experience of fast paced projects, ideally in bid work and tendering.
• Proficiency in managing stakeholders.
• Evidence of problem solving; ability to handle complex project challenges and propose viable solutions.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective at working with staff at all levels
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Well-developed written and presentation skills.

Salary & Benefits 

• £47,300 to £49,900  
• Bonus - subject to company performance
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Benenden Healthcare
• Season Ticket Loan
• Laptop, IT equipment and remote IT support

NB: This is a 6 month FTC position, inquiries from secondees and consultants welcome. 

NB: This is an office based, hybrid role, with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices in Twickenham worked as 1 day per week, and may increase, subject to team requirements. 



Application

If you are excited about the prospect of joining our team and believe you possess the relevant skills and background, we invite you to apply. Please submit your CV along with a 'Statement of Suitability' that showcases your key skills and experiences in relation to the 'Required Criteria' outlined in the job description. Additionally, share your enthusiasm for working with

the LGC Group. 



Interviews for this position are to be held from the 4th December. We are interested in applicants who can start work at short notice. 



EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com 

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