Bid Writer

Selwood Ltd; Tees Valley, Thornaby-on-Tees; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pump rental solutions company is looking for a Bid Writer to craft persuasive responses for tender opportunities. The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, analyze tender documents, and produce high-quality submissions. Ideal applicants will have bid writing experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with AI software. This role offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and a hybrid working pattern.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Eligible for company bonus scheme

Medicash Scheme medical expenses

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

3x annual salary life insurance

Support for development and training

Employee assistance programme

Employee discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of successful bid writing in related industries.
• Ability to analyze tender documents for relevant criteria.
• Strong ability to meet deadlines with high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Develop win strategies for tender bids.
• Review tender documents to ensure quality submissions.
• Write professional and compelling submission responses.

Skills

Bid writing experience

Strong communication skills

Excellent writing and editing skills

Organisational skills

Education

APMP qualification (desirable)

Tools

AI software (Copilot, ChatGPT)

Procurement platforms (Achillies, Ariba, Jaggaer Bravo Solutions)

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role at the heart of our business as Bid Writer crafting compelling and persuasive responses for our tender opportunities. In this role you will be working alongside key stakeholders in the business utilising your expertise in Bid/Tender writing using your skills and experience within our Business Development team.

Selwood is the leading pump rental solutions company in the UK. We have an outstanding reputation for exceptional customer service backed by one of the largest fleets of quality pump products. Each customer and each project is unique and our deep technical knowledge means we are proud to deliver a bespoke and genuine 24/7, 365 days-a-year service.

This is an exciting time to join Selwood as we drive our business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 years success within our industry. We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge & experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help develop, retain, and motivate them.

Responsibilities

• Work with the bid team 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.
• Review all tender documents and resources before bid launch meetings.
• Support the Tender Manager in producing high-quality tender submissions to achieve business growth in alignment with corporate strategies.
• Liaise with nominated subject matter experts internally and analyse data externally (from published reports, local strategy document and other publicly available data) during tender phases to gather information relevant to each submission to enable strong responses to be drafted for each bid being pursued.
• Collaborate with central departments e.g. Operations, SHEQ, Transport and Human Resources to fulfil and develop gaps in tender question areas, data and metrics.
• Write compelling narrative and skillfully draft professional submission responses that fulfil scoring criteria, always ensuring the drafted response is based on a solid understanding of the needs and wants of the target audience.
• Review client feedback and identify inadequacies to implement lessons learnt for future bids.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong communication skills.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• APMP qualification (desirable).
• 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.

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medicash Scheme medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings, not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme
• Hybrid working (i.e., 2 working from home and 3 in the office) pattern.