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Proposal Specialist (Previous Relevant Experience Required), Slough
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Client:
Telent
Location:
Slough, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
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Job Description:
Bid Writer London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Job Description
At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nation's critical networks connected and protected 24/7.
The role contributes effectively to the Asset Management work-winning functions by delivering high-quality bid proposals of significant value to Telent. Reporting to the Senior Bid Writer, the role works independently to produce client-focused, compelling proposals that reflect company expertise and innovation while ensuring all submissions are compliant, timely, and aligned with proposal requirements.
For the role to be successful, it will engage with multidisciplinary teams across a number of bidding activities to collaborate and build effective relationships, e.g., Business Development Managers, Bid Managers, Estimators/Cost Engineers, subject matter experts, business heads, technical leads, and operational delivery specialists.
The role will participate in presentations or discussions to review and evaluate proposal feedback to improve future submissions.
What you’ll do:
* Develop high-quality responses to meet the bid programme and milestones, keeping bid teams and managers updated on progress at all times.
* Produce high-quality, high-scoring, compelling, compliant, and re-usable responses for PQQ, ITTs, and other tender submissions.
* Lead and participate in answer planning and storyboarding workshops to capture win themes, strategies, and Telent’s differentiators to ensure they are incorporated into written responses.
* Be a key contributor to win/loss reviews, gathering feedback on their work and actively seeking ways to improve the quality of tender responses.
* Understand and interpret proposal instructions and requirements to formulate compelling, persuasive, clear, and concise written responses to meet clients’ needs through PQQs, ITTs, and other tender formats.
* Interrogate and interpret client documents such as Scopes and Specifications to fully understand requirements and adapt SMEs’ technical language to suit the response without changing technical propositions.
* Conduct extensive research to understand the project or business opportunity in detail.
Who you are:
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Bid Writer to join our team. This role is perfect for someone with a demonstrable track record of successfully contributing to winning bids. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business writing and editing, combined with a passion for crafting clear, persuasive, and impactful proposals.
Key Requirements:
* Demonstrable track record of individual contribution to winning bids as a bid writer.
* Degree in English, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience and qualifications.
* Strong Microsoft Office experience, particularly Word.
* Excellent business writing and editing skills.
* Excellent English skills, both written and verbal.
* Strong organisational skills, capable of working towards and meeting key milestones and deadlines.
* APMP or equivalent qualification (or demonstrable experience of working towards this).
* Awareness of Traffic, Rail, Telecommunications, and IT products, technologies, and services.
* Ability to present, communicate, persuade, and influence at all levels via strong interpersonal communication skills, including active listening and effective questioning.
What we offer:
A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies, and clients, giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills, and make an impact. We are growing and rely on our committed team to deliver.
We nurture talent through our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values differences, celebrates diverse ideas, and enables everyone to thrive at work.
The additional benefits with this role:
* 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually.
* Company pension scheme.
* A range of family-friendly policies.
* Occupational health support and wellbeing portal.
* Discounts on cinema, restaurants, and shopping with Telent Rewards scheme.
Learn more about Telent:
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We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and is empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.
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About UsAbout Telent
Telent is a leading technology company and a specialist in the design, build, support, and maintenance of mission-critical communications and technology, drawing on decades of experience in the UK’s critical digital infrastructure. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life better for everyone. You’ll be part of a team of more than 3,000 dedicated people committed to doing the job well.
Brilliance brought together.
We are guided by our values and behaviors: Be Inclusive, Take Responsibility, Collaborate, Be Customer-focused.
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