Bid / Copy Writer
Chandlers Ford – locations: Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Birmingham, Monmouth, Wales.
Due to business growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Bid / Copy Writer to join our client's team. This is an exciting time as the client drives business forward and builds on a foundation of over 70 years of success. They are committed to ensuring staff have the right skills, knowledge, and experience to deliver to customers and create career paths.
Responsibilities
* Work with the bid team during RFI, PQQ, and ITT phases to develop clear win strategies for each bid, ensuring compelling win themes.
* Review all tender documents and resources before bid launch meetings.
* Support the Tender Manager in producing high-quality tender submissions to achieve business growth in alignment with corporate strategies.
* Liaise with nominated subject matter experts internally and analyse data externally (from published reports, local strategy documents and other publicly available data) during tender phases to gather information relevant to each submission.
* Collaborate with central departments such as Operations, SHEQ, Transport and Human Resources to fulfil and develop gaps in tender question areas, data and metrics.
* Write compelling narrative and skilfully draft professional submission responses that fulfil scoring criteria, with a solid understanding of needs and wants of the target audience.
* Review client feedback, identify inadequacies and implement lessons learned for future bids.
Qualifications and Experience
* Educated to A-level standard (degree level preferred) ideally within a writing-based discipline.
* Demonstrable experience in successful bid writing, ideally in the plant hire, construction, civil engineering, water or engineering industries.
* Experience with AI, framework tendering agreements with government‑affiliated companies.
* Ability to interpret and analyse tender request documents to identify criteria relevant to the bid or tender opportunity.
* Highly organised, with good planning and prioritising skills, and the ability to deliver quality work to meet strict deadlines.
* Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
* Strong communication skills.
* Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
* APMP qualification (desirable).
* Experience with procurement platforms such as Achillies, Ariba and Jaggaer Bravo Solutions.
* Proficient in the use of AI software such as Copilot, ChatGPT.
* A current full UK driving licence preferred.
Seniority Level
* Entry level
Employment Type
* Full‑time
Job Function
* Marketing, Public Relations, Writing/Editing
Industries
* Online Audio and Video Media
Apply now for the Bid / Copy Writer role.
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