Bid Writer – Civil / Utilities Projects

We are looking for an experienced Bid Writer to join a regional contractor based from thier HQ in North London. This will be working within the Civil Engineering / Utilities function,  tendering for major projects / frameworks to add to their increasingly impressive order book.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree Qualified (English Language/ Literature preferred)
• Previous experience as a Bid Writer working for a main contractor (civil engineering preferred)
• Excellent MS Word & Office understanding
• Creative approach to producing submissions for demanding clients

Roles and Responsibilities

• Producing written responses for PQQs and Tenders including; unique responses, references, case studies, CVs (in liaison with Bid Coordinators) and project experience.
• Supporting the Head of Submissions and Bid Managers in the production of PQQ and Tender responses, and associated components.
• Ensuring compliance with the Work Winning processes and procedures to manage submissions and bid-related information.
• Supporting briefings, kick-off meetings and progress meetings.
• Ensuring all tender documentation is presented to a uniformly high standard, editing and proofreading submission documents, as well as (when required) coordinating and supporting in the production and finalisation of documents.
• Facilitating storyboarding sessions with subject matter experts, taking ownership to completion.
• Preparing graphics such as flow charts, diagrams and organisation charts
• Ongoing support of contributors with content development and responses, by assessing whether the questions are being answered (1st drafts and red review process) in liaison with Bid Coordinators.
• Providing feedback to the Head of Submissions, Bid Managers and Bid Coordinators of progress with responses.
• Creating the final publication, and with the team, ensuring the bid is delivered to the client on time.
• Maintaining the Document Management System ensuring a complete record of the submission is maintained for future review or scrutiny.
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant.
• Work to demanding and changeable deadlines, in a highly pressured environment.

If interested please submit a copy of your most up to date CV and we will get back to you as soon as we can.