Job Title
Senior Proposals Writer
Location
Basingstoke (Hybrid Working)
Company
Balfour Beatty – Living Places
About The Role
At Balfour Beatty Living Places, we deliver and maintain some of the UK’s most critical highways and local authority infrastructure frameworks. We are now seeking an experienced Senior Bid Writer to take a leadership role in developing compelling, high-value submissions for large, complex civils and highways opportunities valued at from £100m to £1b+.
What you'll be doing
As the Senior Proposals Writer you will:
* Lead the development of winning value propositions for major highways and civils frameworks
* Shape and articulate compelling win themes tailored to Local Authority clients
* Lead answer planning sessions and review panels at senior level
* Ensure submissions align precisely with evaluation criteria and scoring mechanisms
* Drive One BB tone of voice across all responses
* Develop structured, compliant, high-scoring responses for complex £100m+ programmes
* Coach operational and technical teams on best practice bid writing
* Manage evidence, case studies, and knowledge systems
* Support submission graphics, document production and final upload
You will work closely with the Bid Director, Work Winning Director, Estimating and Commercial teams, and subject matter experts across operational civils and highways delivery.
Essential Experience
* Significant experience writing and managing proposals in civils and highways infrastructure
* Proven track record bidding into Local Authorities
* Experience leading submissions for large, complex programmes (£100m+)
* Deep understanding of public sector procurement processes and evaluation models
* Experience running planning sessions, red reviews, and final submission sign-off
* Ability to translate operational delivery into compelling, differentiated narrative
* Strong stakeholder management across technical, commercial and operational teams
Desirable
* APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification
* Degree in English, journalism, or professional writing background
* Advanced MS Word and document production expertise
Benefits
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.
Diversity and inclusion
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
We are committed to working in an inclusive environment and encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
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