Senior Bid Writer

Senior Bid Writer

Job Title: Bid Writer

Job Type: Permanent

Job Ref: ######/b

Location: Hertfordshire

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: c a350k- a355k basic plus a competitive package including car allowance, pension, private healthcare.

Company & Project

A highly successful Main Contractor with an excellent reputation delivering projects across the Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Leisure, and Residential sectors are looking for a compelling and effective Senior Bid Writer to join their Pre-Construction team in Hertfordshire. Backed by a robust, well-secured order book, our client continues to target high-value new business and is expanding their pre-construction capacity to support ongoing growth.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Write persuasive, high-quality responses for PQQs, tenders, and proposals.
• Assist business development with scheme research, pipeline tracking, and event management.
• Facilitate workshops to develop winning strategies and establish and align cohesive win themes across all submission documents.
• Share best practices and innovative ideas to improve submission standards.
• Consult with the wider project team to capture and develop technical inputs and to prepare bespoke CVs and project profiles.
• Attend site visits to inform the technical delivery and bid strategy.
• Review and edit team contributions for consistency, style, and logic.
• Manage internal milestones to ensure documents are ready for external review.
• Prepare teams for mid-tender interviews and post-tender presentations.
• Incorporate feedback and refinements into final documentation.
• Ensure all submissions satisfy mandatory requirements and timeframes.
• Maintain a database of model answers, case studies, and feedback.

Desirable Experience

• 5-7 years+ experience as Bid Writer for a Main Contractor, Sub-Contractor, or Consultancy.
• Good knowledge of construction management processes and techniques.
• Previous roles include Bid Writer, Assistant Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Bid Coordinator, or Senior Bid Coordinator.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project packages.
• Degree qualified or HNC or comparable qualification.

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