The Company:
We are working with a leading building contractor whose North West Regional Office has created an excellent reputation for delivering interesting projects for leading blue-chip clients valued to £50 Million.
They have strong relationships with their clients that means they enjoy a good proportion of repeat, negotiated business.
Their senior management team are dynamic, knowledgeable and very approachable.
They are a real North West success story who have grown consistently over the last 5 years despite COVID's influence and already have a strong pipeline of work for 2024 and beyond in markets that are unlikely to be significantly affected if there is a downturn in the Construction Sector.
They typically make double digit margins on projects and more importantly are aware of their social responsibilities so encourage their staff to take part in volunteering days (both in the UK and abroad), provide gym membership and other wellbeing initiatives, work with colleges to encourage the next generation in to the industry and provide electric vehicle charging points at their office.
The Role:
They are looking to recruit an experienced Bid Writer to join their Pre-Construction team in their North West Regional Office.
The role reports in to the Senior Bid Manager and has responsibility for ensuring the success of bids. Involvement in bid/no bid decision making. Key to the success of this role is to ensure that all the client’s questions are answered persuasively with the correct level of detail giving the bid the best possible chance of success.
You will be responsible for generating high-quality written bids, tenders, and quotation materials, working alongside the pre-construction team and other staff.
Alongside the production of persuasive bids, you can get involved in the production of case studies for use on their website and social media.
You will provide admin support from initial enquiry to tender submission, including bid writing input from simple quotations and client enquiries to large scale bid proposals and tender submissions.
You will help to source new clients by monitoring portals and sources of potential tender opportunities for the business.
You will handle PQQs, ITTs & RFIs downloading, collating, preparing, completing, and submitting relevant documents ahead of deadlines.
Ensuring that the correct documents are submitted as part of bids.
You’ll thoroughly edit and proof-read materials that leave the building to ensure that information is formatted and grammatically correct without spelling errors, is well-researched, follows company brand guidelines and meets/exceeds customers’ requirements.
Suggest improvements to the bid process, developing best practice.
Create written content which is persuasive.
You:
To be successful in this role it’s likely that you will be an experienced Bid Writer or Coordinator with experience gained in the construction or associated industries.
A competent Technical Writer who is detail-oriented.
You will have a good understanding of the construction market and be able to inspire confidence in internal and external stakeholders.
You will be commercially aware and based in or be able to commute to the North West of England.
Rewards:
Great financial package with excellent & wide-ranging benefits.
You will be working with a company who are a recognised market leader in their sectors and who can provide a challenging and supportive work environment.
This is a new role and there's a real opportunity to shine where expectations for success are very realistic.
As a growing business opportunities for progression will be available.