Trainee Bid Writer

GEDA’s award-winning teams operate from offices in Tyrone and the East Midlands, delivering residential, commercial, educational and water infrastructure projects. We are committed to high-quality construction and civil engineering, positive community engagement, a reduced environmental footprint, and strong standards of health, safety and wellbeing.

This trainee opportunity is designed for an enthusiastic writer who wants to build a career in bids and work winning. You will learn how successful pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs), tenders, proposals and presentations are planned, written, reviewed and submitted, while receiving guidance from experienced colleagues.

• Support the bid team from early PQQ stage through to final tender submission.
• Assist with reviewing tender requirements, creating response plans and tracking actions and deadlines.
• Research clients, projects, sectors and competitors to help produce well-informed submissions.
• Draft, edit and proofread clear, concise and engaging responses under the guidance of experienced bid colleagues.
• Work with operational, commercial, design, sustainability, SHEQ and other subject‑matter experts to gather evidence and technical information.
• Help develop case studies, project profiles, CVs, organisational charts and other reusable bid content.
• Support the preparation of client presentations and interview materials.
• Maintain accurate bid records, libraries and information within company systems and bid software.
• Attend kick‑off, progress and review meetings; record actions and follow up with contributors.
• Visit live and completed project sites, where required, to gather information, photographs and lessons learned.
• Use feedback to improve content, templates and ways of working across the work‑winning team.
• Carry out other reasonable duties that support the wider bid and business development function.

• How construction and civil engineering opportunities progress from PQQ through tender, interview and award.
• How to interpret client questions, evaluation criteria and submission instructions.
• How to develop persuasive, evidence‑based responses that are tailored to client priorities.
• Bid planning, document control, review cycles, quality assurance and deadline management.
• Professional use of Microsoft 365 and presentation tools to create polished client‑facing documents.
• How project teams deliver safely, sustainably and collaboratively.

• Strong written English, with the ability to explain information clearly and accurately.
• A careful approach to grammar, spelling, formatting and attention to detail.
• Good organisation and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage several tasks and meet deadlines.
• Confident communication skills and a willingness to ask questions, seek feedback and work collaboratively.
• Competence in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, with an interest in developing advanced document and presentation skills.
• A proactive, positive and dependable approach, with an interest in construction, civil engineering or professional services.
• A degree, HND/HNC, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in business, management, construction, civil engineering, English, journalism, marketing or communications is desirable.
• Experience producing structured written work through study, employment, volunteering or extracurricular activities is desirable.
• Awareness of tendering, procurement, bid writing or the construction industry is desirable; previous bid experience is not required.
• A full UK driving licence or ability to travel to project locations when required is desirable.

• A structured induction into GEDA, the work‑winning function and the construction…