Senior Bid Writer

Company

Our client provides asset and energy services across the UK and are part of a group of companies with a turnover in excess of £300m, supported by over 500 employees who each value delivering excellent service as a standard.

Their mission is simple yet powerful: to elevate the quality of life in the communities they serve by innovating and improving the spaces where people reside, work, and gather. And on the back of this they are seeking to appoint a Senior Bid Writer who shares the same level of commitment to quality, service, and environmental improvement.

Role Overview:

You will be working on every element of the bid writing process,

Someone with the ability to produce and compile bespoke high quality PQQ and tender submissions that meet customer’s needs and aspirations and who can demonstrate strong project management abilities.

The successful candidate should have proven experience of producing timely bid submissions that sell the business, specialising in the social housing and local authorities’ market.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Responsible for submissions, PQQs and tenders.
• Ability to develop benefits-based proposals that articulate true customer value.
• Project management of the bid process, agreeing strategy with sector teams, ensuring adequate resources to complete submission.
• Managing resources throughout the process, ensuring all content is in place, and for the quality of final output subject to approval and including client engagement.
• Creation of high quality PQQ and bid documents, writing and editing content and document production.
• Contribution to development and implementation of the Bid Improvement Plan

Skills and experience:

• Exemplary creative writing skill/style and knowledge of application within a bid environment.
• Knowledge of energy/construction/maintenance/building/environment and/or sectors.
• Working knowledge of electronic tender platforms.
• Exemplary creative writing skills.
• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office programs essential. Adobe Creative Suite experience strongly desirable.

On Offer:

• Competitive & fully negotiable salary.
• Employer contributed pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24 hours telephone and online access
• 32 days annual leave (Inc. statutory bank holidays and Christmas and New Year Closure!)
• Employee engagement events to bring together colleagues and families.
• Access to Flexible Benefits Scheme (including buy holidays, discount to retailers, bike to work scheme, Healthshield care plan, and many more).