Bid Writer - Civil Construction & Tender Specialist

Māruawai College; Southland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Recruitment is assisting a Southland civil contractor by recruiting a Bid Writer who will coordinate and prepare competitive tenders across civil construction projects. You will translate technical details into persuasive submissions, manage multiple deadlines, and collaborate with estimating, operations and commercial teams.

The role emphasizes clear writing, commercial judgement, and stakeholder engagement across bids, pricing and risk.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating or managing multiple bids, tenders or proposals.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to turn technical information into compelling content.
• Good commercial judgement and an understanding of what makes a strong tender submission.

Responsibilities

• Writing clear, persuasive and well-structured tender responses
• Coordinating multiple bids, contributors and competing deadlines
• Working with estimating, operations and commercial teams to bring together pricing, methodology, risk and compliance information
• Supporting client submissions, clarifications and negotiations throughout the tender process
• Reviewing previous bid outcomes and applying lessons learned to strengthen future submissions

Skills

Bid coordination

Strong written communication

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Attention to detail

Tools

Power BI

Estimating software

MS Office

Job description

Platinum Recruitment is assisting a Southland civil contractor by recruiting a Bid Writer who will coordinate and prepare competitive tenders across civil construction projects. You will translate technical details into persuasive submissions, manage multiple deadlines, and collaborate with estimating, operations and commercial teams.

The role emphasizes clear writing, commercial judgement, and stakeholder engagement across bids, pricing and risk.