Bid Writer/Bid Coordinator

Daniel Owen Ltd; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction services company based in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a Bid Writer/Coordinator. In this permanent position, you will be responsible for producing high-quality bid content, ensuring compliance with submission processes, and collaborating with various team members. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role and knowledge of construction bidding environments. A flexible salary of £40-50K per annum, along with benefits such as 25 days annual leave, is offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave excluding public holidays

Flexible working hours depending on experience

Qualifications

• Experience as Bid Assistant role.
• Knowledge of a construction bid/procurement or business development environment preferable.
• The ability to work both as a team member and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, project-specific written content for client bids.
• Ensure compliance with proposal deliverables and deadlines.
• Support with internal bid submission processes.

Skills

Bid Assistant experience

Construction bid knowledge

Teamwork

Microsoft Office proficiency

Adobe applications knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Pro

Monday.com

Job description

Bid Writer/Coordinator
Based in Bishop's Stortford
Permanent
£40-50K per annum

Working hours & salary

8am to 5pm, M-F, 1hr lunch

25 days annual leave excluding public holidays

Flexible depending on experience

Skills and knowledge

• Experience as Bid Assistant role.
• Knowledge of a construction bid/procurement or business development environment preferable.
• Experience of working previously within similar sectors/organisations.
• The ability to work both as a team member and on own initiative when required.
• Experience of using Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Understanding of Adobe applications, including InDesign, Adobe Pro.

Main duties

• Develop high-quality, project specific written content for client ITT and PQQ / EOI requests using persuasive writing techniques.
• Customise and re-work existing pre-written content to meet specific bid requirements.
• Ensure compliance with required proposal deliverables, scoring metrics and solution/win themes whilst achieving internal and client deadlines.
• Support with internal bid submission processes including booking and taking part in bid launch and mid-bid meetings as well as site visits.
• Organise and take part in writing sessions with bid and operational team members, key stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Support with producing accurate, relevant case studies and undertake visits to live sites (where required) to gather appropriate information.
• Be responsible for extracting tender documents and updating the bid library accordingly and regularly.
• Receive, process, record and track all incoming tenders and alerts.
• Support with the communication and logging of the clarifications process.
• Take ownership of internal tender/outcome tracking systems, including the CRM system (Monday.com).
• Maintain all tendering/response/compliance portals with up-to-date company information/documents.
• Support with gathering and maintaining information relevant to company accreditation's and update the portals in advance of expiry dates.
• Support the marketing function of the businesses.
• Attend business events including client as well as soft marketing engagements for upcoming bids, if required.