Bid Writer

Nicholas Associates Group Limited; Enfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group Limited is seeking an experienced Bid Writer to join our North London bid team. You will develop high-quality submissions for civil engineering and infrastructure bids, coordinating content with operations, commercial and technical teams to showcase capability and value.

On offer is a pathway to a Bid Manager role, with ownership of bid sections and progression through full tender lifecycle on high-value projects.

Qualifications

• Proven bid-writing experience in construction or infrastructure.
• Strong written communication and editing skills.
• Experience with tenders, PQQs and/or frameworks.
• Attention to detail with ability to meet deadlines.
• Stakeholder management and collaboration with senior teams.
• Proactive, independent worker with bid-management interest.
• Interested in progressing to bid management.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and coordinate PQQ, SQ and tender submissions.
• Develop tailored responses demonstrating capability and value.
• Collaborate with operations, commercial, technical and pre-construction teams.
• Review tender requirements for compliance.
• Support development of win themes and executive summaries.
• Own sections of bids and progress to managing complete tenders.
• Plan bids and maintain submission schedules.
• Coordinate input from internal stakeholders to deadlines.
• Contribute to lessons learned for future submissions.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and understand technical/commercial offering.

Skills

Bid writing

Editing

Written communication

Stakeholder management

Deadline management

Tools

Tender portals

Job description

Location: North London
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Sector: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure
Type: Permanent

The Role

Working as part of an established work-winning team, you will play a key role in developing compelling, high-quality and commercially focused bid submissions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Writing, editing and coordinating high-quality PQQ, SQ and tender submissions.
• Developing compelling and tailored responses that clearly demonstrate the company's capability and added value.
• Working closely with operational, commercial, technical and pre-construction teams to gather and develop bid content.
• Reviewing tender requirements and ensuring submissions are fully compliant and aligned with client expectations.
• Supporting the development of win themes, executive summaries and wider bid strategies.
• Taking ownership of individual sections and elements of bids, with the opportunity to progress towards managing complete tenders.
• Supporting bid planning, including developing and maintaining bid programmes and submission schedules.
• Coordinating input from multiple internal stakeholders and ensuring information is delivered to deadline.
• Contributing to lessons learned and continuously improving the quality and effectiveness of future submissions.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and developing a detailed understanding of the company's technical and commercial offering.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Bid Writer who is ready to broaden their responsibilities and develop towards a Bid Manager position. You will ideally have:

• Proven experience writing bids within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or a related environment.
• Strong written communication and editing skills, with the ability to turn complex technical information into clear, compelling and client-focused content.
• Experience working on competitive tenders, PQQs and/or frameworks.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior operational and commercial teams.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• An interest in developing your bid management skills and taking greater ownership of the overall tender process.

Experience within sectors such as civil engineering, highways, rail, utilities, defence, nuclear or major infrastructure would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is more than a traditional Senior Bid Writer position. The business is looking for someone who is strong technically and creatively as a writer, but who also wants to develop their commercial and bid management capability.

You will have the opportunity to work on a varied and high-value pipeline of infrastructure projects, gain exposure to the full bid lifecycle and gradually take on increased responsibility for managing bids from opportunity through to submission.

If you're an experienced Bid Writer who feels ready to step beyond writing and develop into a broader work-winning/bid management role, this could be an excellent next move.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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