Bid Writer

ENWL; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power engineering company is seeking a Bid Writer in Blackburn for a 12-month contract. You'll collaborate with the bid team, creating compelling submissions and win strategies, ensuring business growth. Ideal candidates will have bid writing experience in construction or civil engineering, strong organizational skills, and excellent writing abilities, supported by a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Employee rewards portal

Market-leading pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in bid writing within relevant industries.
• Ability to interpret and analyze tender request documents.
• Current Full UK Driving Licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop winning strategies for bids with the Bid Manager.
• Craft high-quality tender submissions for business growth.
• Gather information from subject matter experts during the tender phase.

Skills

Bid writing

Organizational skills

Excellent writing skills

Editing and proofreading

Education

A-level standard (degree preferred)

Tools

Achillies

Ariba

Jaggaer Bravo Solutions

AI software (Copilot, ChatGPT)

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At Electricity Northwest (Construction & Maintenance) Limited we are committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues and therefore we ask our applicants to talk to us about any reasonable adjustments that may be required throughout our recruitment processes. We are committed to providing value added power engineering services to private network owners, Embedded Generation investors & Carbon reducing organisations. Through innovative Design, Installation, commissioning and maintenance we have a significant pipeline of projects including major private infrastructure network developments, microgrid solutions, Gas / Hydrogen based generation and Grid support through Battery storage schemes. We are a commercial organisation who generate leads and prospects from multiple clients including DNO’s for work either owned and operated by a DNO or Private Commercial, NHS, Airports and large manufacturing customers operating in a commercial environment

About the Role

As part of a small team and due to growth in our business we have an exciting new opportunity for a Bid Writer to join our bid team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. We pride ourselves on putting customers first, and our marketing is a key part in making that vision a reality.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with the bid Manager during Request for Information (RFI), Pre-Qualification Questions (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) phases to develop clear win strategies for each bid, ensuring compelling win themes.
• Support in the reviewing of all tender documents and resources.
• Support the Bid Manager in producing high-quality tender submissions to achieve business growth.
• Liaise with our nominated subject matter experts internally during tender phase to gather information for each submission to enable strong responses to be drafted for each bid, collaborating with each department to complete any gaps in tender questions
• Have the ability to write high quality narrative and skilfully drafted professional submission responses that fulfil the required scoring criteria.
• Review client feedback and identify inadequacies to implement lessons learnt for future bids
• Ability to identify key procurement objectives from the Customer and develop a targeted approach to the bid.
• Experience in Public procurement (desirable) and aware of Social Value Commitments to leverage our bids.

Who we are looking for

• Educated to A-level standard (degree level preferred) ideally within a writing-based discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of successful bid writing, ideally in the plant hire, construction, civil engineering, water or engineering industries
• Ability to interpret and analyse tender request documents to identify criteria relevant to the bid or tender opportunity.
• Highly organised, with good planning and prioritising skills and the ability to deliver quality work to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Experience of procurement platforms such as, Achillies, Ariba and Jaggaer Bravo Solutions
• Proficient in the use of AI software such as Copilot, ChatGPT.
• A current Full UK Driving Licence is preferred for this role.

What we’re offering

As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

• 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team at [emailprotected] or on 0845 366 0092 (option 2)

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to the of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.