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Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Job Description
Our teams in our Leeds office, are at the heart of the most complex and interesting programmes taking place in the region today, we are looking for a Bid Co ordinator on a FTC for 12 months.
Working closely with our senior leadership team across the wider region, the business generation team is responsible for driving growth within the Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors through positioning, bidding, brand enhancement, pipeline generation and key account management. As a bid assistant, you will play a key role in the creation of unique, detailed, accurate bid submissions that will contribute to the continued growth and success of the business.
Responsibilities
* Work with relevant members of the team to, write and produce draft documents and bid responses in accordance with company standards
* Manage bid timetable to ensure bid team members respond in line with bid plan with bid plan and that all deadlines are met and that bids are submitted on time and in the correct manner
* Review bid document and pull together previous relevant bids, best practice answers from bid portal and systems
* Proofing and editing colleague’s bid response documents, ensuring each document contains required information required to create a successful, winning bid
* Work with other Bid Specialists as a community of practice to ensure a consistent quality of bids
* To work towards improving and enhancing the standard and effectiveness of written responses in conjunction with the Bid Team and the community of other Bid Specialists
* Work in conjunction with Business Generation to ensure central bid library is kept up to date and bids are filed, meta tagged and best practice answers and unique questions identified to build the bid portal.
* Support the management of the Contacts and Marketing database and assist as required with regional Business Generation activities, including event management.
Qualifications
* Ideally degree qualified in a relevant subject, such as Marketing, English or Graphic Design.
Essential technical criteria
* Demonstrable experience at producing draft bid responses
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Advanced in Microsoft office, including SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Word
* Experience of working with bid portals and / or electronic document management systems
* Excellent organisation skills and ability to prioritise
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
* Proven ability to manage multiple tasks
Essential behavioural criteria
* Building relationships
* Commercial focus
* Communication
* Delivering quality
* Drive and commitment
* Leadership
* Thinking
* Working with others, including high level personnel
* Ability to work autonomously
Desirable technical criteria (but not essential)
* Association of Bid Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Practitioner (or working towards)
* APMP Certification is preferred but not essential
* Indesign software experience is preferred but not essential
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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