Job Description:

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Bid Writer to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial in crafting compelling and winning proposals for complex infrastructure projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide Lead Author/Bid Writing services on forthcoming PQQs and Tenders (subject to timely client release of documents).

• Ensure responses are produced to a high standard and quality, taking into account the full question is being answered and the scoring criteria followed and applied.

• Ensure effective engagement with subject matter experts (SME) in relation to gathering response information/evidence and ensuring adherence to deadlines (internal and client).

• Ensure the full suite of client documents associated with the PQQ/Tender have been read and understood.

• Ensure content provided by SMEs is appropriately challenged and escalated to the appropriate person within the bid team if the SME is under delivering.

• Ensure the responses produced are optimised to score the highest marks possible.

• Working closely with bid directors, BD directors, bid managers, technical leads and field specialists to develop key messages, themes, approaches and innovative / value-added concepts

• Working with external specialists/writers and working directly with clients, if required

• Support other Business Development related tasks such as BD related marketing collateral and/or master case study/evidence gathering activity

• Analyze requirements and ensure that all proposals meet requirements

• Coordinate and lead all technical aspects of the bid process including development, outlines, preparing drafts, scheduling reviews, and tracking completion of team assignments

• Assist with maintaining a database with standard proposal responses

• Contribute intelligence related to clients and competitors to support project pursuits

• Assist in ensuring all bidding qualifications are in place and maintained

• Effectively catalog department information, templates, databases, generic information, etc.

Job Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field.
* Proven experience as a Bid Writer, Senior Bid Writer,
* Demonstrable track record of successfully securing major contracts through high-quality bid submissions.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and a strong command of grammar, punctuation, and style.
* Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
* A strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
* Understanding of public procurement processes and frameworks (e.g., PQQ, ITT, RFQ) within the UK construction market.

Work Location: London / Chiswick

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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