Willmott Dixon Construction are looking for a Proposals Manager to join our Wales & West regional team in our Bristol office.
The main role of a Proposals Manager at Willmott Dixon is to manage the quality of submissions and actively work with our Project Managers to develop the quality of bids. Through your writing, reviewing and editing of drafts you will ensure our submissions persuasively convey our offer to the customer by communicating key win themes within our responses, ensuring we score highly against the evaluation criteria.
Working with subject matter experts, you will conceptualise and create visual elements to help tell the story, whilst also contributing to the 'look and the feel' of our offering. You'll also support creation of clear and effective customer presentations and provide creative ideas and initiatives for bids.
Make sure all the written content of the bid is clear and compelling by:
Owning individual answers (planning and scripting).
Briefing other bid writing contributors.
Checking the quality of other contributors' work and providing feedback and/or intervening.
Signing off all the written content before the Director peer review.
You will ideally have some experience as a Proposal Manager, Submissions Manager, Bid Manager, Tender Manager, or similar role in the construction industry.
You will be able to lead the creation of our written responses to achieve high quality, winning bids/submissions that meet the requirements and expectations of our customers. You will have good experience of writing and editing tender submissions. Knowledge and experience of the Adobe Suite, particularly InDesign is desirable, but full training will be provided if required.
Experience of bid writing and bid editing, creating compelling and persuasive responses.
Experience of using Microsoft Office.
Use of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop desirable.
Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working.
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