Bid Writer – Civil & Water Infrastructure

Ward and Burke; Kilcolgan; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Training and support for professional

Collaborative working environment

Job summary

Ward & Burke is seeking a bid writer to join our expanding head office team, delivering well-structured tender submissions for civil engineering projects in water and wastewater. You will coordinate input from estimating, commercial, design and operations, turning technical information into strong written responses.

You will manage deadlines, tender documents and submissions, ensuring each bid meets client criteria and scoring requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in bid writing or a similar role.
• Construction and engineering experience with HSQ requirements.
• Strong written English and document preparation.
• Ability to coordinate information from multiple teams.
• Strong MS Word, PowerPoint and document formatting.
• Knowledge across Civil, Structural and MEICA is preferrable.
• Experience developing tender programmes using MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and coordinate PQQs, tender submissions and bid documentation.
• Work with estimating, commercial, design and project teams to gather technical information.
• Write clear responses tailored to individual tender requirements.
• Manage bid programmes, deadlines, submission requirements, and supporting documentation.
• Review tender documents, request appropriate further information and ensure responses address client criteria.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Skills

Bid writing

Written English

Document prep

Tender coordination

Deadline management

MS Word

PowerPoint

MS Project

Civil/MEICA knowledge

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Ward & Burke is seeking a bid writer to join our expanding head office team, delivering well-structured tender submissions for civil engineering projects in water and wastewater. You will coordinate input from estimating, commercial, design and operations, turning technical information into strong written responses.

You will manage deadlines, tender documents and submissions, ensuring each bid meets client criteria and scoring requirements.