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Role: Bid Writer
Location: Blackpool
Role Type: Permanent - full time
Salary: £highly competitive from £45k to £60k
About the role: This is a new role which has been created to reflect the growth of our client, a highly successful privately owned construction/engineering business based in the Blackpool area.
The role offers a great opportunity for a creative Bid Writer to take the lead in writing and presenting compelling bids. Reporting to the Head of Business Development you will work assist in writing, reviewing and editing technical and business focussed written content for construction, housing and small civil engineering bid submissions and presentations for both the public and private sectors, supporting content creation, researching and liaising with other team members and technical specialists. Other duties will include but not be limited to, confirming requirements of individual bids and ensuring bid deadlines are met, participating in bid kick off meetings and key reviews, contribute relevant ideas for identifying win themes and developing bid submissions to the company's advantage in order to present the company's strengths, write, edit and check bid submission documents for bid PQQs, tenders and frameworks, liaise with operational teams, subject matter experts, estimators and planners, as required and preparing PowerPoint presentations and other visuals for tender interviews.
About the Company: A highly successful and well-known Construction/Engineering Company with exceptional company values and standards of development and construction. Projects span across several divisions to include new build and refurbishment construction, small works, social housing, residential and student accommodation and public realm up to a value of £15 million. Contracts are secured via various procurement routes, including traditional, design and build and public sector frameworks. Their success is driven by strong leadership and an ISO accredited organisational culture of continual improvement and clear communication. They proudly place client satisfaction at the very heart of their business and apply their extensive resources and proven dedication to understanding and delivering client’s needs. Through their client-centred approach, they build on the quality and longevity of the relationships they have and most of their work is gained through repeat business
Skills and experience required: The ideal candidate will be an experienced Bid Writer with a background in Construction. You will have a track record of success using your written responses. You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and experience in researching and persuasive writing, with the strongest attention to detail. You should be highly proficient in the MS Office packages including Word, PowerPoint and Excel and possess a willingness to learn other packages if required by the business. Applications will also be considered from graduates who have a degree in English Language or Business with skills in writing.
Package on offer: The role offers a highly attractive salary with a benefits package to include 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, health package, company bonus and other benefits.
