Bid Writer

First Military Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A national construction business in London is seeking a skilled Bid Writer to create high-quality submissions and support the bid process. The ideal candidate will have a background in writing or journalism, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure. This full-time role offers a salary of £42,000 plus a £5,060 car allowance, with opportunities for career development and employee benefits such as enhanced pension contributions.

Benefits

Exceptional career development opportunities

Enhanced pension contributions

Qualifications

• Background in journalism or writing.
• Demonstrable high level of competence in written English.
• Experience in proofreading and formatting.

Responsibilities

• Produce written responses for PQQs and tenders.
• Support bidding processes and maintain documentation.
• Ensure high-quality final submissions.

Skills

Written communication

Proofreading

Creative writing

Project ownership

Multitasking

Collaboration

Education

Degree in English Literature or Journalism

Job description

Overview

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Bid Writer on a permanent basis due to growth based at their London depot.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce written responses for PQQs and Tenders including; unique responses, references, case studies, CVs (in liaison with Bid Coordinators) and project experience.
• Support the Head of Submissions and Bid Managers in the production of PQQ and Tender responses, and associated components.
• Ensure compliance with the Work Winning processes and procedures to manage submissions and bid-related information.
• Support briefings, kick-off meetings and progress meetings.
• Ensuring all tender documentation is presented to a uniformly high standard, editing and proofreading submission documents, as well as (when required) coordinating and supporting in the production and finalisation of documents.
• Facilitate storyboarding sessions with subject matter experts, taking ownership to completion.
• Prepare graphics such as flow charts, diagrams and organisation charts as required to support high standard submissions.
• Ongoing support of contributors with content development and responses, by assessing whether the questions are being answered (1st drafts and red review process) in liaison with Bid Coordinators.
• Provide feedback to the Head of Submissions, Bid Managers and Bid Coordinators of progress with responses.
• Create the final publication, and with the team, ensure the bid is delivered to the client on time.
• Maintain Document Management System ensuring a complete record of the submission is maintained for future review or scrutiny.
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant.
• Work to demanding and changeable deadlines, in a highly pressured environment.

Skills and Qualifications

• A background or previous experience in journalism, or writing.
• Degree educated (ideally English Literature) or journalistic / professional writing background.
• Demonstrable high level of competence in written English.
• Creative approach to producing submissions for demanding clients
• Proof reading and formatting experience.
• Ability to take ownership of a response / s (from concept to completion) and coordinate contributors, specialists and third party information (storyboarding) to produce a high quality (winning) response.
• The ability to work within Multi-disciplined teams. This requires continual communication with the departments and organisational skills to ensure the level of support provided meets the Bid requirements.
• Ability to coach subject matter experts in writing best practice.
• Must be able to demonstrate how you develop relationships at a number of levels in order to work together to achieve both the project and Company’s goals.
• Must have the ability to listen, observe and interpret words, behaviours and actions of others and respond constructively. This requires good communication skills.
• Demonstrate how you maintain a clear focus and determination to complete the work that has been allocated, liaise with colleagues to meet deadlines and seek ways to help others to maximise their achievement.
• Able to Multi-task.
• Ability to work collaboratively, setting and acting upon clear and realistic goals and objectives.
• Must demonstrate the ability to use own initiative, question assumptions and learn from and share experiences.
• Must demonstrate how you have sought improvements and alternative ways of doing things to meet tight deadlines or objectives.
• Able to respond to setbacks positively and learn from them.
• Evaluate own performance and has an attitude which seeks improvement.

MB856 : Bid Writer

Location : London

Salary : £42,000 + £5,060 Car Allowance

Working Hours : Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Additional Company Benefits : Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Enhanced Pension Contributions