Bid Writer

VolkerWessels; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

VolkerHighways, part of VolkerWessels UK, is seeking a talented Bid Writer in Hoddesdon to lead and coordinate high‑quality tender submissions for SQs, ITTs and framework tenders. Translate technical details into persuasive proposals reflecting our strengths and meet client requirements to maximise win rates.

You will work with operations, technical, commercial and sustainability teams to gather evidence, draft content, and ensure submissions meet deadlines, while helping build a documented bid

Qualifications

• Experience writing successful bids in highways, street lighting, technology, or other regulated public-sector settings.
• Strong understanding of UK public sector procurement and evaluation criteria.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Produce well-structured, compliant and persuasive responses for highways and technology tenders.
• Interpret client requirements and scoring criteria to shape winning content.
• Plan response structures, storyboards and win themes for clarity and consistency.
• Draft, edit and quality-check content, aligning with brand guidelines and evidence requirements.
• Support internal review stages and ensure timely submission.

Skills

Bid writing

Public sector procurement

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Job description

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities.

We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts.

We are seeking a talented Bid Writer to join our team in Hoddesdon and help us secure future work through high‑quality, compelling tender submissions. As a Bid Writer, you’ll lead and coordinate the development of clear, high‑scoring written responses for SQs, ITTs and framework tenders. You’ll translate technical expertise into persuasive proposals that reflect our strengths, meet client requirements, and maximise our win rates.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce well‑structured, compliant and persuasive responses for highways, street lighting and technology tenders.
• Interpret client requirements, scoring criteria and evaluation guidance to shape targeted, winning content.
• Plan response structures, storyboards and win themes to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Work closely with operational, technical, commercial and sustainability teams to gather and refine information.
• Draft, edit and quality‑check content, ensuring accuracy, evidence and alignment with the VolkerHighways brand.
• Support internal review stages (blue, pink, red, gold) and ensure all submissions are completed to deadline.
• Develop case studies and evidence to support a user‑friendly bid library.
• Preferable: contribute to document layout, template design and visual elements that strengthen our proposals.

About you

• Experience writing successful bids in highways, street lighting, technology, or other regulated public‑sector settings.
• Strong understanding of UK public sector procurement and evaluation (e.g. NEC, frameworks).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of Adobe/ InDesign for document design and formatting.

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefit
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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