Senior Bid Writer

Senior Bid Writer

Construction & Engineering

Location :
Barnsley

Transport infrastructure; rail; aviation; highways; environment; canals and rivers; power and energy

Amco Giffen delivers maintenance frameworks capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK including bridge reconstruction environmental infrastructure highways tunnels station works lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities Network Rail energy companies and environmental organisations.

Join our dynamic fast-paced environment working on multi-disciplinary projects for a diverse range of clients. Our project portfolio includes :

• Highways & Roads
• Under bridges
• Over bridges & Footbridges
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils
• Cabling Trough
• Routes & Telecoms

A critical senior role within the central proposals and bid writing team. You will be responsible and accountable for the written proposal elements of high-value bids (EOI MEQ PQQ ITT PTC and post-tender queries) working closely with technical authors and senior stakeholders to ensure clarity compliance and competitive positioning from strategy through submission and post-tender activity. You will strengthen bid quality consistency and capability across the business and support continuous improvement of bid processes and content libraries.

• Be responsible and accountable for written proposal elements of bid activity (EOI MEQ PQQ ITT PTC) contributing to managing and writing responses with technical leads and bid owners.
• Work closely with the Pre-Contract Director Work Winning Director Senior Pre-Contracts Manager Pre-Contract Manager Senior Proposals Manager Proposals Manager Bid Managers and other Directors and Managers to ensure written proposals meet the highest standards.
• Manage and complete prequalification and tender-stage written documentation with inputs from relevant business functions.
• Coordinate written proposals for client Expression of Interest and inquiry questionnaires; manage client clarification responses in a timely manner.
• Develop and produce answer plans for major bids to ensure client requirements evaluation criteria and objectives are fully captured and addressed by the proposals strategy.
• Carry out detailed answer planning and provide writing support with nominated technical authors; translate complex technical and commercial information into clear client-facing narratives.
• Check tender information for completeness; review employer's requirement documents and highlight discrepancies and required actions.
• Ensure Client TQs and tender addenda are reviewed and incorporated into written submissions.
• Produce edit and maintain document templates and core assets including answer responses CVs organisation charts case studies and project data sheets.
• Manage file structures storage printing and distribution to maintain governance and version control.
• Lead the written submissions and proposals workstream within the allocated bid team coordinating contributors and ensuring timely delivery.
• Be proactively involved in review and editing processes to deliver high-quality compliant submissions; attend and contribute to tender launch interim and progress meetings.
• Attend prequalification bid / tender and stakeholder meetings to identify submission requirements and secure necessary input from commercial operations and technical teams.
• Work with joint venture partners and supply chain where required to develop integrated compliant partner responses for major projects and frameworks.
• Monitor tender feedback and post-tender performance to identify improvements and implement changes to written content and process.
• Input into post-tender analysis and support business improvement initiatives alongside Pre Contract and proposals leadership.
• Collate and curate best-in-class content on Workspace (or equivalent) to accelerate future bids and support Amco Giffen marketing materials.
• Ensure all submissions comply with company policies tender instructions governance and procurement rules.

• Significant experience as a…