Bid Writer

BID WRITER / COORDINATOR

Based in Hertfordshire, my client is a long-established, well-known and financially-stable main contractor who provides services to clients in London, the Home Counties and the Midlands.

From general building works for public and private clients, refurbishment and building contracts in excess of 1m through to multi-million-pound framework agreements, my client has established a reputation for good quality service and excellent customer support.

They are now actively searching for a capable Bid Writer/Coordinator to join them on a permanent basis.

Role overview

Reporting to the New Business Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for producing clear and high-quality responses to client ITT- and PQQ-stage requests, supporting the marketing function of the business as well as supporting the daily portal and client notifications.

• 25 days annual leave excluding public holidays
• up to 50,000 pa plus package DOE

Main duties

• Develop high-quality, project specific written content for client ITT and PQQ / EOI requests using persuasive writing techniques.
• Customise and re-work existing pre-written content to meet specific bid requirements.
• Ensure compliance with required proposal deliverables, scoring metrics and solution/win themes whilst achieving internal and client deadlines.
• Support with internal bid submission processes including booking and taking part in bid launch and mid-bid meetings as well as site visits.
• Organise and take part in writing sessions with bid and operational team members, key stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Support with producing accurate, relevant case studies and undertake visits to live sites (where required) to gather appropriate information.
• Be responsible for extracting tender documents and updating the bid library accordingly and regularly.
• Receive, process, record and track all incoming tenders and alerts.
• Support with the communication and logging of the clarifications process.
• Take ownership of internal tender/outcome tracking systems, including the CRM system.
• Maintain all tendering/response/compliance portals with up-to-date company information/documents.
• Support with gathering and maintaining information relevant to company accreditations and update the portals in advance of expiry dates.
• Support the marketing function of the businesses.
• Attend business events including client as well as soft marketing engagements for upcoming bids, if required.
• Any other duties as reasonably required.

Skills and knowledge

• Experience as a Bid Writer / Assistant / Coordinator.
• Knowledge of a construction bid/procurement or business development environment preferable.
• Experience of working previously within similar sectors/organisations.
• Experience of using Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Understanding of Adobe applications, including InDesign, Adobe Pro.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English with an excellent eye for detail.

Please apply with your CV for more details.

Experience:

• Technical writing: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)