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Senior Business Development Manager

Job title: Bid Writer

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary: Circa £50k - £60k plus car allowance

The company:

  • Our client are a well-established Construction and Building Solutions Contractor offering services including planned and cyclical maintenance, regeneration, refurbishments and fire safety compliance as well as full design and build services.

  • The culture being described as energetic and innovative, with nice, modern offices and on-site parking facilities.

    The opportunity:

  • Due to organic growth, they are now looking to expand their Bid team and are on the look-out for a Bid Writer to join the team!

  • Reporting to the New Business Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for producing clear and high-quality responses to client ITT- and PQQ-stage requests, supporting the marketing function of the business as well as supporting the daily portal and client notifications

    Responsibilities:

  • Develop high-quality, project specific written content for client ITT and PQQ / EOI requests using persuasive writing techniques.

  • Customise and re-work existing pre-written content to meet specific bid requirements.

  • Ensure compliance with required proposal deliverables, scoring metrics and solution/win themes whilst achieving internal and client deadlines.

  • Support with internal bid submission processes including booking and taking part in bid launch and mid-bid meetings as well as site visits.

  • Organise and take part in writing sessions with bid and operational team members, key stakeholders and subject matter experts.

  • Support with producing accurate, relevant case studies and undertake visits to live sites (where required) to gather appropriate information.

  • Be responsible for extracting tender documents and updating the bid library accordingly and regularly.

  • Receive, process, record and track all incoming tenders and alerts.

  • Support with the communication and logging of the clarifications process.

  • Take ownership of internal tender/outcome tracking systems, including the CRM system.

  • Maintain all tendering/response/compliance portals with up-to-date company information/documents.

  • Support with gathering and maintaining information relevant to company accreditations and update the portals in advance of expiry dates.

  • Support the marketing function of the businesses.

    Requirements:

  • 3-5 years' experience in a Bid Writer or similar role.

  • Knowledge of a construction bid/procurement or business development environment preferable.

  • Experience within the Housing sector preferable.

  • The ability to work both as a team member and on own initiative when required.

  • Experience of using Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

  • Excellent organisational and time management skills.

  • Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.

  • Excellent verbal and written English with an excellent eye for detail.

    What’s in it for you:

  • Competitive salary plus £5k car allowance.

  • A supportive environment to grow your career

  • Exposure to exciting, high-profile projects.

  • The opportunity to work with an experienced and dynamic bidding and marketing team

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