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Senior Bid Writer

Ref: VAC-18710
 
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Region: London
  • Location: West-Central London
  • Industry: Engineering Services
  • Discipline: Bid Writer
  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Duration: n/a
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SENIOR BID WRITER

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Bid Writer to join a leading engineering and environmental consulting firm. The Senior Bid Writer must have experience of working with SMEs and clients to create a solution and have strong bid writing skills to develop winning proposals.

SENIOR BID WRITER RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work closely and flexibly with the bid manager, authors, operational and business development staff to develop and/or advise on the production of tailored solutions in response to tender invitations.
• Work independently (and with bid managers, authors) to convert knowledge from operational and business development staff into winning solutions and proposals.
• Identify and re-work existing pre-written content and boilerplate in line with specific questions, tailoring to individual client requirements.
• Review, re-write or edit written responses from others including, but not limited to, sales, operational, commercial, legal, HR and finance staff.
• Build relationships quickly to deliver efficient and effective working within newly created bid teams.
• Convert knowledge from operational and business development staff into winning solutions and proposals.
• Analyse each bid to identify and share good practice with operational, bid and business development staff across the business, providing support to cross cutting initiatives and bids to support WSP to achieve its corporate objectives.
• Collate market and competitor information that will be useful to WSP in future propositions and bids.

SENIOR BID WRITER ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
• Knowledge and experience of the development of solutions and their translation through excellent written English into winning proposals.
• The ability to choose the right approach to developing the quality proposal to meet client requirements and business capabilities.
• Be able to understand engineering principles and project delivery methodologies to translate client needs into feasible and cost-effective solutions.
• Proven experience in bid writing, with preference for candidates who have worked in engineering or environmental consulting or similar sectors.
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a logical clear and concise manner.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Logical thinker with the ability to structure information logically and present arguments persuasively.
• Curious mindset, continuously seeking opportunities to learn and expand knowledge in relevant subject areas.
• Highly organised and methodical approach to work, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and experience with bid management software/tools is desirable.

For more information on this Senior Bid Writer role, please email lisa_easthope@bidsolutions.co.uk