Bid Writer

Ref: JYBID

Location: Manchester OR Solihull

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm

Pay: £45K + £330 per month car allowance

Hybrid: Office based 2 days per week from Manchester

Duties

• To manage and produce PQQ/RFI and ITT/RFQ responses, including writing bespoke content and editing existing responses to suit each tender
• Supporting the Building Services team primarily, with ad-hoc content production for the rest of Build & Connect
• Produce bid-winning submissions in line with client-driven timescales
• Sell the skills of the business through engaging copy, information and graphics
• Develop the Bid Library through the constant refinement, improvement and production of content
• Control brand integrity and support the correct use of templates within the business unit
• Allocate, manage, support and edit input from other team members
• Review and extract deliverables from tender documents, allocate responsibilities to bid team members (and others, if necessary) as part of the Bid Launch; manage others’ timely and appropriate input
• Work with the bid team to develop a win theme and reflect this in the submission
• Take responsibility for bid production to a submission-ready state, ensuring that all submitted materials meet company brand guidelines

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Understanding of the construction industry tender process
• Experience in construction sector bid writing
• Demonstrably strong writing skills
• Ability to prioritise workload when constrained by tight deadlines; calm under pressure
• Confidence to delegate and communicate effectively with alldepartments
• Ability to project manage a number of bids in an organised and controlled manner
• A flexible approach with a problem-solving, creative mindset
• Experienced user of MS Office software, particularly Microsoft Word andPowerPoint

Desirable

• Experience of Adobe InDesign
• Experience of MS Project
• Background in the mechanical & electrical services industry
• Knowledge of M&E market drivers and ourcompetition