Bid Writer

Role: Bid Coordinator / Writer

Location: Head Office (Wheathampstead, St Albans – Hertfordshire)

Overview:

Our client, are well-established and financially secure c£60m turnover main building

contractor that undertake construction, refurbishment and fit- out projects within the education, higher education / further education, healthcare, commercial and community sectors. Delivered through our General Contracting and Interiors Divisions, projects typically range between £500k to£8m throughout London and surrounding Home Counties.

Role and Key Responsibilities:

• Primarily based at our head office in Hertfordshire, with flexibility for 1-2 days hybrid working, you
• will join our successful pre-construction team to coordinate technical bid responses and produce
• quality proposals for both tenders and framework agreements.
• You will play a key role within the team, reporting directly to the Senior Business Development
• Manager who is responsible for the business’s bid and business development functions, which is
• ultimately overseen by the Pre-Construction Director.

Duties will include:

• Due to the importance of this pivotal role within our team, you will be an articulate and
• confident writer with a good track record of producing professional creative bid proposals,
• ideally using Adobe InDesign
• Strong organisational, planning and communication skills to manage and produce multiple
• technical bids at any one time
• Inquisitive and confident, capable of working with our technical staff, supply-chain and design
• partners to produce both technical and non-technical answers to support bids
• Liaise with technical leads and support staff, nurturing a positive relationship that supports
• our bid proposals
• Organise and chair tender ‘Launch Meetings’, engaging and influencing teams at all levels
• Obtaining and reviewing bid feedback for continuous improvement
• Excellent time management skills to meet tender deadlines and deal with clarifications
• Proactive attitude and initiative to add value at pre-construction stage, reviewing
• ‘opportunities’ on completed projects – Examples of social value, innovation and social
• media stories to promote
• IT literate with ideally InDesign and Photoshop Elements software exposure
• This role will suit someone from a main contracting background, with strong writing and coordination
• capabilities, who has a real understanding and passion for making a positive impact with their
• proposals and, is looking for an opportunity to thrive

Even emphasis on bid coordination and bid writing.

£50K/55K basic salary + package.