Senior Bid Writer - FM

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Bid Writer to join their Work Winning team. This remote role involves crafting high-quality bid submissions and leading a team of writers to ensure compliance and persuasiveness in proposals. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional writing skills and a degree in a relevant field, along with experience in a similar role. You will have the opportunity to mentor less experienced writers while contributing to significant projects that drive the business forward. If you are passionate about producing compelling content and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Exceptional development and progression plan

Generous Pension scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers

2 Community Involvement Days each year

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior level bid writing role is essential.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management experience are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of high-quality, persuasive bid responses.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior bid writers.
• Draft and edit content to ensure clarity and compliance.

Skills

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Stakeholder management

Time management

Project management

Ability to produce concise, compelling material

Team player

Flexibility

Education

Degree level education in a writing-based subject

Job description

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Sector: Media and Publishing
Role: Senior Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Bid Writer to join our Work Winning team supporting our Complex Facilities Business Unit. This is a remote role that will require travel, usually to Birmingham or London.

The purpose of the Senior Bid Writer is to develop high-quality, client-focused and compliant bid submissions and content as an experienced and integral part of the bid team.

The Senior Bid Writer will work with Bid Managers, the Bid Writing Manager / Proposal Manager, section leads and subject matter experts to produce winning SQ/PQQ and bid submissions that are accurate, consistent and aligned to the client's requirements.

They will act as lead writer on key opportunities and provide bid writing and editorial support and structural guidance to bid teams, accessing knowledge resources and previous bids to help maximise efficiency of the bid process.

The Senior Bid Writer will provide support, guidance, coaching and mentoring to less experienced members of the writing team. This will result in persuasive written proposals which clearly articulate our offering, win themes, added value, where we have done this before and benefits gained.

The standard hours of work are based on 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

You will be responsible for:

• Working with the Bid Director, Bid Manager and Proposals Manager to lead the written development of high-quality, consistent and persuasive bid responses which reflect Amey's tone of voice and win themes
• Acting as the lead writer on strategic SQs/PQQs and bids, including authoring higher-weighted responses
• Providing support, guidance, coaching and mentoring to other members of the bid writing team
• Leading 'bid writer forums' to help upskill more junior members of the team and share knowledge and best practice
• Drafting content from scratch and editing material produced by others to promote the principles of 'Plain English' - conveying complex information and technical solutions clearly and succinctly
• Analysing client requirements including compliance and evaluation criteria to help maximise scores across all responses
• Providing structural, written and editorial support to bid teams, interviewing and helping subject matter experts to produce compliant yet engaging technical content that hits the mark for the evaluator
• Monitoring the overall quality of written content as it progresses, ensuring best practice processes are followed to produce compelling, impactful and high scoring documents that maintain a consistent 'voice' throughout
• Carrying out final editing and proofreading of quality responses to maximise readability, consistency and accuracy
• Supporting the post-tender lessons learned process to help embed continuous improvement in bid writing

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Degree level educated, ideally within a writing based subject
• Experience in a similar, senior level bid writing role
• Experience of producing high-quality written material
• Experience working in a large organisation
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Stakeholder management experience
• Experience within the FM industry is highly desirable
• Strong time management and project management skills
• The ability to produce concise, compelling material
• The ability to work towards strict deadlines
• Team player and flexible in your approach

What we can offer you:

• Career Development: Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension: Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays: Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value: You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation's strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today - We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.