Senior Bid Writer - Lead High-Value Infrastructure Tenders

STRABAG SE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

9% pension

Professional membership

25 days holiday

Job summary

STRABAG UK is recruiting a Senior Bid Writer to lead writing for complex bids across major civil engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK. The role focuses on strategy, narrative development, and high-quality submissions in collaboration with Pre-Construction and SMEs.

You will own answer planning, storyboarding, and the integration of win themes, ensuring consistency and persuasiveness in critical submissions while mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• Established, advanced bid writing experience in construction, engineering, or infrastructure.
• Proven history of leading analysis, storyboarding, and response structuring for high-value tenders.
• Translating complex engineering data and methodologies into clear, compliant text.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end written response development for high-value bids.
• Shape narrative, answer planning, and win themes across opportunities.
• Collaborate with SMEs to translate data into winning submissions.
• Mentor and upskill junior bid writers and authors.
• Manage outputs against strict internal milestones and review gates.

Skills

Bid writing

Storyboarding

Stakeholder engagement

Editorial precision

Milestone management

Mentoring writers

Written English

MS Office 365

Education

Degree in Business/Engineering/Construction/English

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

STRABAG UK is recruiting a Senior Bid Writer to lead writing for complex bids across major civil engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK. The role focuses on strategy, narrative development, and high-quality submissions in collaboration with Pre-Construction and SMEs.

You will own answer planning, storyboarding, and the integration of win themes, ensuring consistency and persuasiveness in critical submissions while mentoring junior team members.