Senior Bid Writer

Tasks

To support the UK Business Development Team in securing new opportunities to support our growth objectives. You will be developing high-scoring, pre-qualification, and tailored bid responses, to demonstrate the benefits in our offer.
You will facilitate the development of win theme, storyboarding and writing workshops, whilst sharing best practice and lessons learned to drive excellence across the business.
Delivering high-quality PQQ and tender responses through completion of question analysis, answer planning, writing, editing, and reviewing
Facilitating and leading win theme, storyboarding and training workshops for writing, as required
Working alongside subject matter experts (SMEs), consultants and joint-venture partners, to develop drafts into customer-focussed and single-voiced responses that are well-structured, aligned with customer terminology and consistent with company brand
Facilitating constructive review meetings and consideration of comments to enhance PQQ and tender responses
Ensuring completion of all responses to meet internal / external deadlines
Interviewing technical, operational, and business function experts, gathering information from a wide range of sources and stakeholders
Conducting research to ensure good understanding of customer’s values, drivers, and objectives
Sharing knowledge and best practice across the business, contributing to bid process improvement, bid evidence libraries, tender reviews and lessons learned to enable continuous improvement
Supporting the Bid Writing Team Lead to develop the Bid Writing function/process and deputise in their absence.

Qualifications

Business, Engineering, Construction, or related degree
APMP Foundation certification preferable
Established bid writing experience, including demonstrable experience tendering and writing for complex construction, engineering, civils infrastructure bids in the energy, transport, tunnelling, and utilities sectors
Proven ability to absorb, analyse and structure complex information, articulate win strategies, and identify win themes
Excellent written English, with attention to detail
Excellent communications and presentation skills
Office 365 proficiency, particularly MS Word, PowerPoint, Adobe
Excellent stakeholder engagement/management skills