Bid Writer & Coordinator — Data Centre Tenders

John Sisk & Son Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health, wellbeing & lifestyle supports

Career development opportunities

Total Rewards programme

Job summary

John Sisk & Son Ltd is seeking a highly organised Bid Writer/Coordinator to support the bid team in delivering compliant tender submissions for data centre and ICT projects across Ireland, UK and Europe. You will coordinate inputs from internal teams and SMEs, manage templates and trackers, and ensure timely, well-presented responses.

You will work with SMEs to articulate our data centre solutions, maintain bid collateral, and convert written solutions into compelling presentation material for

Qualifications

• 3–5 years bid writing and coordination experience in construction, engineering or professional services.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, track deliverables and bid workflows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and document management tools.

Responsibilities

• Review EOIs, PQQs, ITTs, RFPs and supporting documents to understand objectives, scope and compliance.
• Develop and maintain the bid plan, templates, trackers and deadlines.
• Coordinate bid inputs across data centre division and engage SMEs to gather evidence and win themes.
• Lead writing to produce clear, client-focused responses and align with win strategy.
• Facilitate storyboarding and content planning with SMEs for technical responses.
• Manage clarifications with SMEs, Directors and Bid Manager; ensure final responses meet requirements.
• Maintain bid collateral, CVs, org charts, project references and standard responses.
• Develop capability statements and marketing collateral aligned to priority regions in Europe.
• Convert written solutions into polished presentation materials for client meetings and bid interviews.
• Compile final submissions and manage portal uploads with correct file naming and formats.
• Conduct post-submission activities: feedback, lessons learned and bid library updates.

Skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder coordination

Microsoft Office Suite

Bid management tools

Education

APMP Foundation Certification

Third level qualification (Communications/English/Journalism/Business/Engineering/Construction Management)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

John Sisk & Son Ltd is seeking a highly organised Bid Writer/Coordinator to support the bid team in delivering compliant tender submissions for data centre and ICT projects across Ireland, UK and Europe. You will coordinate inputs from internal teams and SMEs, manage templates and trackers, and ensure timely, well-presented responses.

You will work with SMEs to articulate our data centre solutions, maintain bid collateral, and convert written solutions into compelling presentation material for