Senior Bid Writer

VolkerWessels UK Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Bid Writer to join their VolkerEnergy team in London. The role involves contributing to bid submissions for major energy infrastructure projects, requiring strong bid writing skills and effective communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have experience in bid writing within the construction sector and knowledge of the Energy industry. The firm offers competitive benefits, including private medical care and additional leave on birthdays.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Private medical care

Additional annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a bid writer in a contractor's bid team.
• Knowledge of the Energy sector is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within demanding timescales.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to bid submissions on major energy infrastructure projects.
• Write effective, concise and compelling content.
• Communicate with key internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Effective communication

Bid writing

Stakeholder management

Time management

Education

Association of Proposal Management Professionals (AMPM)

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have an excellent opportunity a Senior Bid Writer to join our growing VolkerEnergy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute towards bid submissions on major energy infrastructure projects and help shape the future of sustainable power in the UK.

This role can be based at either of our offices in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire or London.

VolkerEnergy delivers the full range of civil engineering works and services to facilitate EHV cable installation for electricity transmission projects, including direct delivery of landfall and onshore horizontal directional drilling (HDD). This encompasses EPC cable systems projects for transmission owners, such as National Grid, as well as the upgrades required to support the anticipated growth in offshore wind, reinforcing the network away from carbon intensive generation hubs to sources of green electricity. For private offshore wind and interconnector developers we provide a comparable service, delivering civil engineering works associated with onshore EHV cable routes, including landfall and onshore HDD.

About you

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (AMPM); either Foundation, Practitioner or Professional level (desirable)
• Successful experience of working as a bid writer within a bid team of a contractor, writing effective, concise and compelling content
• Knowledge of the Energy sector would be advantageous
• Ability to effectively communicate with key internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within demanding timescales

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?

VolkerFitzpatrick 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, VolkerFitzpatrick 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 benefits
• 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.

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Additional information

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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.