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Senior Bid Writer

Howells Recruitment
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Bathgate, West Lothian EH48 3BQ, Scotland

Salary

£40,000 - £50,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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  • The Senior Bid Writer role is a home-based position with a salary of up to £50,000 plus benefits.
  • The successful candidate will need to have experience in producing high-quality PQQ and tender submissions, particularly in the Local Authority Social Housing market.
  • Key responsibilities include managing the bid process, developing benefits-based proposals, and ensuring the quality of final submissions.
  • Candidates should possess exemplary creative writing skills, knowledge of relevant sectors, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, with Adobe Creative Suite experience being desirable.
  • This position offers a 37.5-hour workweek, a company pension scheme, 32 days of annual leave, and various employee engagement initiatives.

Role: Senior Bid Writer

Location: Home based

Salary: up to £50k plus benefits (listed below)

Our clients mission is simple yet powerful: to elevate the quality of life in the communities we serve by innovating and improving the spaces where people reside, work, and gather. They are currently seeking a Senior Bid Writer who shares our commitment to quality, service, and environmental improvement.

Senior Bid Writer Overview:

Working on every element of the bid writing process, we require someone with the ability to produce bespoke, high quality PQQ and tender submissions that meet customer's needs and aspirations and who can demonstrate strong project management abilities.

The successful candidate will have experience producing timely bid submissions that sell the business, specialising in the Local Authority Social Housing market.

Senior Bid Writer Duties & responsibilities:

  • Responsible for submissions, PQQs and tenders
  • Ability to develop benefits-based proposals that articulate true customer value
  • Project management of the bid process, agreeing strategy with sector teams, ensuring adequate resources to complete submission
  • Managing resources throughout the process, ensuring all content is in place, and for the quality of final output subject to approval and including client engagement
  • Creation of high quality PQQ and bid documents, writing and editing content and document production
  • Contribution to development and implementation of the Bid Improvement Plan

Senior Bid Writer Skills and experience:

  • Exemplary creative writing skill/style and knowledge of application within a bid environment
  • Knowledge of energy/construction/maintenance/building/environment and/or sectors
  • Working knowledge of electronic tender platforms
  • Exemplary creative writing skills
  • Computer literacy including Microsoft Office programs essential.
  • Adobe Creative Suite experience strongly desirable

What's on offer:

  • Fully negotiable salary in the region of £40,000 to £50,000 per annum
  • 5 hours hours per week (Monday to Friday)
  • Company pension scheme and life assurance
  • 32 days annual leave (Inc. statutory bank holidays, Christmas/New Year Closure!)
  • Employee assistance programme with 24 hours telephone and online access
  • Generous recommend a friend scheme.
  • Company Legends scheme, with a reward for the ultimate legend!
  • Employee engagement events to bring together colleagues and families.
  • Access to flexible benefits scheme (including bike to work scheme, healthcare cash plan).

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on . Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.