Bid Writer
Cardiff Based
Salary negotiable depending on experience
Are you a Bid Writer or Bid Coordinator working within a bid team that is looking for the next step in your career? Do you have knowledge and experience of the Asbestos, Construction or Demolition industry?
This National Built Environment Services company specializes in Asbestos removal, Construction, and Demolition across the UK.
Due to increased turnover and wanting to grow, they have created a new role of a Bid Writer to join their team in Cardiff. Ideally, you will be a Bid Writer or working within a Bid team supporting them with PQQ's and Tender documentation.
Supporting the Business Development Director with Bids, you will be responsible for managing the drafting and delivery of high-quality tender responses and pre-qualification documentation.
Main Duties:
1. Ensuring Pre-Qualification and Supplier Approval Questionnaires for new business opportunities are completed on time and in line with client requirements.
2. Ensuring Tender submissions for new business opportunities are completed on time and in line with client requirements.
3. Support and manage the Bid process to ensure the bid documents are of the best caliber possible for submission. This includes tender research, proofreading, tender drafting, as well as document formatting and obtaining/developing pricing documents with all divisions within the company.
4. Monitoring supplier portals to identify potential tender opportunities for the business.
5. Attend tender interviews and meetings, as required.
6. Providing support to the Business Development function.
7. Support and develop and maintain a database of tender answers and data.
8. Gain feedback on tenders and questionnaires submitted. Utilize this feedback to show future improvements and development of company bidding returns.
9. Supporting the Asset Management team and Operations area in providing creative and commercial solutions to bid requirements and first draft submissions.
10. Compiling cost and data information for Asbestos bids to ensure risks and commercial opportunities can be accurately identified.
11. Conducting site visits as part of the bid process and identifying cost and efficiency drivers.
12. Supporting mobilization activity in relation to asbestos services at new sites.
13. Identifying pre-written content that may be available to start to develop the proposal.
14. Developing and rewriting content into a consistent and excellent proposal style by either:
1. Taking information provided by the individual contributors in the business development team to create responses.
2. Meeting with and interviewing individual contributors to capture the raw information and details required to then develop draft responses.
3. In conjunction with the team, issuing content for review and taking feedback to enable the further updating and editing required to create final draft content.
15. Researching target markets for new or future solutions.
Qualifications and experience:
1. Direct experience of Asbestos or Construction technical and tender processes.
2. Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
3. Working knowledge of Office 2007 including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project.
4. Intermediate to advanced level MS Word.
5. Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines.
6. Enthusiastic, motivated, and driven.
7. Team player - used to collaboration within larger teams.
8. Demonstrable high levels of commitment and initiative to ensure winning submissions.
Other qualities and requirements:
1. Accuracy and attention to detail.
2. This position requires flexible working hours to cope with periods of high demand.
3. To maintain standards of professional practice.
4. To readily accept responsibility for self and others.
5. To take responsibility for managing situations and problems.
6. To lead by example, showing a commitment and a determination to succeed.
7. Where identified, attend courses to ensure continual skill learning to aid quality and improvement standards of bid delivery.
For further information on the role and the company you would be working for, please APPLY NOW or get in touch with Gary Cornes for a confidential chat.
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