The Vacancy
📌 Job Title: Bid Writer
📍 Location: Finsbury Park (WPS)
🕒 Full-time ¦ Permanent
🔍 Purpose of the Role
We are looking for a talented and driven Bid Writer to join our WPS team in Finsbury Park. This is a pivotal role in our pre-construction function, where you’ll be responsible for producing high-quality, professional submission documents that reflect the strength of our business and align with customer expectations.
You’ll play a key part in developing tailored, compelling content for Selection Questionnaires (SQs) and bid submissions, helping us secure new opportunities that support our strategic growth.
🧩 Key Responsibilities
1. Manage the production and quality of written content for PQQs and bid submissions
2. Collaborate with Bid Managers and subject matter experts to develop clear, concise, and persuasive responses
3. Ensure consistency of messaging, tone, and presentation across all documents
4. Maintain and develop a library of model answers, CVs, and project profiles
5. Produce mini customer plans and support the creation of brochures and publicity materials
6. Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to gather accurate and up-to-date information
7. Support the bid production process, including document control, Salesforce updates, and tender launch meetings
📚 Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications
Knowledge of:
8. The bidding and tendering process
9. Customer expectations and industry best practices
10. WPS systems and internal processes
Skills:
11. A creative and compelling writer with a strong grasp of tone and structure
12. Excellent project management and organisational skills
13. Ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders
14. Strong attention to detail and a flair for document design and presentation
15. Confident communicator who can build relationships across teams
16. Adaptable, proactive, and calm under pressure
🌟 Why Join WPS?
WPS delivers repairs and maintenance to over 500,000 homes across the UK, offering planned and reactive maintenance and integrated asset management for social housing landlords. You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation, quality, and customer focus.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
BEST PROJECT
Inside Housing Development Awards
WINNER
2022 Construction News Awards Winner
GOLD AWARD
Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
TOP 50 EMPLOYERS
2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
WINNER
2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards