Senior Bid Writer

VolkerWessels UK; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering contractor in the UK is looking for a Senior Bid Writer to join the VolkerEnergy team. This role involves contributing to bid submissions for major energy projects and requires experience in bid writing and communication skills. The contractor offers competitive salary, annual leave, and other benefits such as private medical care and training opportunities. Join a team that values fairness, inclusion, and respect, ensuring every employee thrives.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Additional leave on birthday

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a bid writer in a contractor setting.
• Ability to write effective and concise content.
• Advantageous to have knowledge of the energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards bid submissions on major energy infrastructure projects.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage multiple priorities under demanding timelines.

Skills

Bid writing

Communication with stakeholders

Time management

Knowledge of the energy sector

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.