Trainee Bid Writer: Launch Your Career in Major Projects

Farrans Construction; Antrim; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Generous leave policies

Career development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Farrans Construction is seeking a Trainee Bid Writer to join our Civil Engineering Pre-Contract team in the UK & Ireland. You will learn to craft winning tender submissions for projects from £10M to £50M+ while collaborating with Bid Managers, Estimators and Technical Experts.

No prior bid writing experience is required; we value a strong command of written English, curiosity and a demonstrated willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Excellent standard of written English with an ability to articulate messages clearly and concisely.
• No specific experience is required, but enthusiasm and a willingness to learn are important.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good research skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Able to plan own workload and work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside Bid Managers to agree bid milestones and submission dates for work packages relevant to the response.
• Support the Bid Manager in management of writing workshops and answer planning.
• Timely population of standard company information into tender responses (on-line or in print).
• Work with subject matter experts to develop and refine compliant, responsive and compelling written responses.
• Assist in the maintenance of a library of bid information, track record, CVs etc.
• Update CVs and track record project sheets, by interviewing staff and gathering information for a consistent library.
• Assist in development and delivery of ad-hoc tasks such as creation of presentations, graphics and marketing materials.
• Work in accordance with company brand guidelines.
• Abide by all business compliance requirements in line with Company policies.

Skills

Written English

Research skills

MS Word

PowerPoint

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Farrans Construction is seeking a Trainee Bid Writer to join our Civil Engineering Pre-Contract team in the UK & Ireland. You will learn to craft winning tender submissions for projects from £10M to £50M+ while collaborating with Bid Managers, Estimators and Technical Experts.

No prior bid writing experience is required; we value a strong command of written English, curiosity and a demonstrated willingness to learn.