Bid Writer/Bid Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading construction services firm in Bishop's Stortford seeks a Bid Writer/Coordinator to develop high-quality bid content and manage tender submissions. This role requires strong writing skills, experience in bid processes, and proficiency in Microsoft and Adobe applications. Competitive salary of £40-50K per annum with 25 days annual leave offered.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Flexible working hours depending on experience

Qualifications

• Experience in a Bid Assistant role.
• Knowledge of construction bid/procurement or business development.
• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Develop project-specific written content for bids.
• Customise existing content to meet bid requirements.
• Ensure compliance with proposal deliverables.

Skills

Experience as Bid Assistant

Knowledge of construction bid/procurement

Teamwork and initiative

Experience with Microsoft applications

Understanding of Adobe applications

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.