Job Description
Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd., part of the Sureserve Group, is a specialist in Life Safety compliance services. Through design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of fire safety and electrical systems, we deliver fire and electrical compliance and testing services. This covers a comprehensive range of physical infrastructure and safety considerations required for a building to meet regulatory requirements. As a leading fire and electrical compliance service provider to the public sector, our success relies upon a market-leading, engaged, and highly skilled team, for which we are always seeking skilled and self-motivated individuals to join us.
Role Overview
Sureserve Compliance Fire are seeking a dynamic Bid professional to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be key to the Growth strategy of our organization and driving its sustainable growth trajectory.
Key Responsibilities
* Responding to SQ, RFP and ITTs.
* Tracking clarifications and liaising with the relevant persons.
* Working with the Leadership Team to create innovative solutions to develop a clear win strategy, ensuring win themes are clear, compelling, and aligned to client requirements.
* Draft content and reusable documentation for PQQ / RFI / RFP / ITT / Frameworks and improving, the existing knowledge base, driving improved productivity.
* Liaising with subject matter experts within Sureserve to develop case studies
* Manage and facilitate storyboard sessions to develop our solutions and approach to qualitative questions, leading to best in class responses.
* Ensure timescales are achieved at each step of the bid process, including all internal governance, while taking the initiative in setting realistic deadlines.
* Ensure on-time submission of compliant and commercially sound bids.
* Co-ordinate and plan client presentations required as part of the bid submission.
* Develop Business winning standard process, resolute tracking of all activities and production of value adding KPI metrics
* Maintain an accurate, documented Sales Database
* Drive continuous improvement through post-bid reviews
Qualifications and Skills
* Demonstrable success and ability in bid writing and winning high-value tenders within the public sector and social housing market, ideally within the Compliance Fire marketplace.
* Able to work quickly and accurately, under own initiative and to tight timescales.
* Excellent analytical, written and problem-solving skills.
* Ideally a bachelors degree or equivalent.
* Demonstrable successful experience in a matrix design organisation.
* Demonstrable career evidence of a key finance role in an organisation achieving significant Growth in Revenue & EBITDA
* Ability to develop and implement processes.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, DP and InDesign.
* Ideally but not essential, knowledge of fire safety works, such as active, passive works etc.
* Ideally but not essential, social housing sector experience
Benefits
* 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays)
* Extra day off for your birthday
* Pension contributions
* Employee Assistance Program
* 24/7 Virtual GP service
* Bike 2 Work scheme
* Discount benefits hub
* Health cash back scheme
* Hybrid working
* Career progression opportunities
* Ongoing Mentoring and career / performance coaching
* Commitment to training and development
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