Bid Writer / Bid Manager

Bid Manager/Writer

The Company:

My client is a main contractor who provide sustainable and value for money construction solutions.They build long term client relationships and have achieved progressive business growth year on year. They specialise in refurbishment and new build projects with a value range up to £7m in both the public and private sectors under Traditional and Design & Build contracts.

My client values their successful team as their most precious commodity. They invest in training and continued professional development for their staff. In this way our client develops careers whilst driving the business forward.

The Role:

As a Bid Writer working as part of the pre-construction team your responsibilities will include:

• The management and production of high-quality bid documents in liaison with internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Planning bids as part of the team and ensuring that they meet agreed quality and timescales and to ensure compliance.
• Identifying opportunities via online client portals and tender notices.
• Analysis and understanding of Tender and PQQ submission questions in order to produce compliant responses, graphics, illustrations, and proposals.
• Undertaking and completing PQQ submissions and technical / compliance information to accompany tender bids and responses to expressions of interest to deadlines.
• Ensuring all bids are accurately completed and represent the company experience and abilities in the best possible way to secure the tender opportunity from the PQQ submission and/or contract when tendering.
• Contributing to the maintenance of the bid library and updating of information.
• Gathering and developing information relating to specific tenders, relative projects and long-term opportunities and obtaining and analysing results of tender submissions.

The Candidate:

A strong candidate will ideally have:

• Embedded experience gained within a contracting organisation or related consultancy.
• Excellent bid writing skills and design capabilities in terms of layout and presentation.
• Formal qualifications and be IT literate.
• An understanding of technical and tender processes.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills and an ability to work within a team to tight deadlines.
• An eye for detail, and a thorough and methodical approach.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a market competitive package commensurate with experience and capability.