Data Centre Bid Writer & Coordinator

John Sisk & Son; Dublin; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing supports

Career development opportunities

Total Rewards programme

Job summary

John Sisk & Son is seeking a highly organized Bid Writer/Coordinator to support the bid team across Ireland, the UK and Europe. You will coordinate bid documentation, manage templates and trackers, and integrate inputs from internal teams and SMEs to deliver high-quality, compliant tender submissions.

You will lead the writing process, develop win themes, storyboard content with SMEs, manage clarifications, and maintain bid collateral to ensure timely, accurate submissions and compelling client

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in Communications, English, Journalism, Business, Engineering, Construction Management.
• 3–5 years bid writing and coordination within construction, engineering or professional services.
• APMP Foundation Certification (desirable).
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines, track deliverables and maintain bid workflows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; SharePoint and Teams; bid management or document control tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review expressions of interest (EOI), prequalification (PQQ), ITT/RFP to understand client objectives and compliance.
• Develop and maintain the responsibility matrix and submission trackers; track mandatory requirements.
• Lead bid input coordination across division; engage SMEs to gather evidence and align to win themes.
• Take ownership of writing; produce client-focused responses aligned to evaluation criteria.
• Facilitate content planning sessions with SMEs to optimise technical responses.
• Manage clarifications with SMEs, Directors and Bid Manager; confirm final responses meet requirements.
• Maintain bid standards for structure, presentation and version control.
• Maintain and update core bid collateral (CVs, org charts, references, case studies).
• Coordinate capability statements and marketing collateral; align with priority regions in Europe.
• Convert bid solutions into polished presentation materials for client meetings and bid interviews.
• Compile final submission files and complete portal uploads; ensure correct naming and permissions.
• Post-submission activities: capture feedback, lessons learned, update bid library and archiving.

Skills

Bid coordination

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Third level qualification in Communications, English, Journalism, Business, Engineering, Construction Management

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Bid management tools

Document control tools

Job description

John Sisk & Son is seeking a highly organized Bid Writer/Coordinator to support the bid team across Ireland, the UK and Europe. You will coordinate bid documentation, manage templates and trackers, and integrate inputs from internal teams and SMEs to deliver high-quality, compliant tender submissions.

You will lead the writing process, develop win themes, storyboard content with SMEs, manage clarifications, and maintain bid collateral to ensure timely, accurate submissions and compelling client