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BID Writer

Job description

Job Title: Bid Writer
Location:
Solihull

Thorn Baker's leading technical and energy client is looking for Bid Writer to primarily support their Building Services team with occasional ad-hoc work for other departments. You will be managing and producing PQQ/RFI and ITT/RFQ responses and writing/editing bespoke content to suit each tender.

This is a hybrid position with a minimum of two days in the office, reporting directly to the Head of Work Winning.

About you:

  • Strong writing & communication skills
  • Flexible and creative problem solver
  • Actively maintains strong working relationships, internal and external.
  • Adaptable and driven, able to prioritise and stay calm under pressure.
  • Confident working in and leading a team.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Produce bid-winning submissions in line with client-driven timescales.
  • Take responsibility for bid production to a submission-ready state, ensuring that all submitted materials meet company brand guidelines.
  • Review and extract deliverables from tender documents and allocate responsibilities to bid team members as part of the Bid Launch
  • Provide direction and manage others' timely and appropriate input.
  • Produce presentations for post-tender interviews.
  • Assist the Bid Coordinator to write copy for project profiles, staff CVs and other library material.
  • Develop the Bid Library through the constant refinement, improvement, and production of content.

Required Skills:

  • Experience in construction sector bid writing and a demonstrable understanding of the construction industry tender process.
  • Experienced with MS Office software, particularly Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  • Experience of Adobe InDesign & MS Project desirable but not essential.
  • Background in the mechanical & electrical services industry desirable but not essential.
  • Prior knowledge of M&E market drivers desirable but not essential.

Key Skills: Bid Writer, Brand Communication, People Management, Mechanical & Electrical, M&E.

For more information on the role please contact Rhian at Thorn Baker on 07969 972 412 or email: rhian@thornbaker.co.uk

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