About the company.

Our client is a leading multi-disciplined specialist contractor within Groundworks and Civils that are not only well-established but growing quickly and sustainably.

About the role.

The Bid Writer will be responsible for developing storyboarding sessions, participating in key review meetings / final document review, content sign-off, and document production. Excellent written English language skills are essential for this role.

Role responsibilities

• To support all divisions winning new work through the pre-qualification and tender process, writing responses to support their tender and commercial proposals.
• Key support for the Group Bid Manager and Bid Administrator
• Maintaining internal content
• Communicating with colleagues throughout the business to gain information
• Checking drafts for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and formatting, and confirming that the response answers the question asked
• Producing high-quality documents and ensuring completed bids/proposals meet the bid specification
• Excellent time management/prioritisation skills.
• Forensic attention to detail and meticulous proofreading skills.
• Assisting colleagues with inquiries or content

About you

• Strong academic background (degree level) in English Language or equivalent is desirable.
• Proven skills in sourcing, writing, and editing proposal content within a complex business environment.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• A confident individual who is comfortable liaising with all levels of the business to obtain material to support a written response (for instance, obtaining facts, figures, and methodologies).
• An ambitious personality who is always looking to develop, and improve and who takes pride in their work.
• Excellent timekeeping/ability to meet deadlines, and to work under pressure.
• Excellent team player, who can also work well independently.
• Advanced MS Word skills & proficient in MS Office.
• Experience of co-ordinating/managing and updating a knowledgebase system is desirable.
• Experience within Groundworks/Civils as well as experience of public sector tendering within the UK for any service/sector.

Measure of Success

Production of error-free, grammatically correct on-time proposal content, high-scoring proposals answers against client RFP criteria.   Continued development of case studies and company content, support, and mentoring of colleagues in the Bid Team.

Point of Appeal

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Annual pay review
• Company pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Potential to earn an annual EOT (Employee-Owned Trust) bonus, based on profitability of the business
• Access to an employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing
• Excellent career progression and training opportunities
• Access to mental health first aiders
• Opportunities to partake in volunteer work and charity events
• Eyecare vouchers