Bid & Proposal Specialist – Energy & Infrastructure

Circet IRE & UK; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave per annum

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programmes

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Circet IRE & UK is seeking a Bid Executive to join our team in Slough or East Kilbride. You will support bid preparation, coordination, and submission across energy infrastructure projects, including EV charging and substation work.

The role requires experience in portal management, tender administration, and proposal development within engineering, utilities, or construction environments. You will help build bid libraries and governance processes throughout the bid lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of tendering and procurement processes.
• Excellent written communication, proofreading, and document management skills.
• High attention to detail, with ability to interpret client requirements, technical specifications, and contractual documentation.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience supporting bids within Energy or Infrastructure sectors.
• Familiarity with procurement platforms; Achilles, Ariba, Jaggaer, CTM, Bravo, In-Tend, and similar systems.
• Familiarity with CRM software, such as Salesforce, to support performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate, and submit high-quality bids, tenders, PQQs, EOIs, and framework submissions.
• Support the production of compelling, customer-focused written responses that clearly communicate Circet's technical expertise, project experience, and value proposition.
• Work closely with operational, engineering, commercial, HSEQ, and business development teams to gather information required for tender submissions.
• Review tender documentation and ensure all responses comply with client requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Proofread and edit submissions to ensure accuracy, consistency, and a professional presentation.
• Maintain and continuously improve the company bid library, project case studies, CV database, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate internal bid review meetings and manage contributor actions to ensure submission deadlines are achieved.
• Support post-tender activities, including clarification responses, presentations, and lessons learned reviews.
• Track tender outcomes and client feedback to support continuous improvement, utilising Salesforce.
• Support the administration and response of framework call-offs.

Skills

Tendering processes

Written communication

proofreading

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Salesforce CRM

Procurement platforms

Tools

Salesforce

SharePoint

Ariba

Jaggaer

CTM

Bravo

In-Tend

Achilles

Job description

Circet IRE & UK is seeking a Bid Executive to join our team in Slough or East Kilbride. You will support bid preparation, coordination, and submission across energy infrastructure projects, including EV charging and substation work.

The role requires experience in portal management, tender administration, and proposal development within engineering, utilities, or construction environments. You will help build bid libraries and governance processes throughout the bid lifecycle.