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Senior Proposal & Bid Writer

E3 Recruitment
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1SD, England

Salary

£80,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are looking for a Senior Proposal & Bid Writer to join our client's national bid team in civil engineering, specifically for highways and major national projects, with a salary of up to £80,000.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience in concrete or asphalt and a background in the industry at an operational level before transitioning into bid writing.
  • This remote role requires travel to sites across the UK and occasional visits to the office in Mountsorrel, Loughborough, with a company car or car allowance provided.
  • The position offers a 15% KPI bonus, pension matching up to 8%, 25 days of holidays plus statutory days, and opportunities for training and personal development.
  • Candidates must have experience in bid writing or a similar role, along with operational experience in the civil engineering/highways industry, and a full driver's license is required.

We are seeking a Senior Proposal & Bid Writer paying up to £80k to join our client's national winning bid team within civil engineering, specifically highways and major national projects, e.g. wind farms, etc., to enhance the teams technical offering to enhance the teams technical offering with construction methodologically.

This is an exciting new role, with the ideal candidate having a background in concrete/asphalt, working in the industry on an operational level, so has technical knowledge, and has moved careers into bid writing.

The role is remote but covers the UK with a requirement to travel to sites nationally at the beginning of the bid process and also the office in Mountsorrel, Loughborough a few times a month, with the role offering a company car/car allowance to reflect this.

What's in it for you as a Senior Proposal & Bid Writer:

  • Salary of up to £80,000
  • Car allowance or company car
  • 15% KPI bonus
  • Remote working
  • Pension matched up to 8% by the company
  • 25 days holidays plus statutory days
  • Comprehensive employee benefits program
  • Training and personal development opportunities
  • The ability to join a true market leader


Key Responsibilities of the Senior Proposal & Bid Writer:

  • Supporting with the development of technical bidding elements on major contracts
  • Contributing to the target performance of the Contracting Business through the production of Client-facing documents such as Quality Submissions, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires, Capability Statements and Case Studies
  • Internal stakeholder management - liaising with regional operational offices to fully understand Client expectations and develop documentation that meets them


Essential Qualifications & Experience of the Senior Proposal & Bid Writer:

  • Experience of working in a bid writing role or similar
  • Operational experience of concrete and asphalt
  • Operational experience within the civil engineering/highways industry
  • Ability to read construction drawings/programmes and translate into supporting prose
  • Use of industry software including Microsoft Project, Adobe, CAD, BIM is desirable, but not essential
  • Full driver's license

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