Senior Bid Writer

VolkerWessels UK Ltd; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multidisciplinary contractor in Hoddesdon is looking for a skilled bid writer to join their team. The ideal candidate should have experience in writing compelling content and effectively communicating with various stakeholders. The company prioritizes inclusion and fairness, offering competitive salaries and a range of benefits including private medical care and generous annual leave. This role supports creativity in a collaborative environment, encouraging applicants regardless of their background.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a bid writer within a bid team of a contractor.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within demanding timescales.

Job description

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.

Experience within the Civils / Energy

• 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, 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 is 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 restaurant vouchers, rewards and discounts
• Training and development opportunities – comprehensive skills‑based training
• Family‑friendly policies 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.

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.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries be directed to the appropriate contact.