Proposal WriterBid Writer

Position

Description:

At CGI we are proud to provide services and solutions to our clients solving some of the most complex IT challenges in the this role you will play a pivotal part in our pre-sales journey bringing our capability to life and helping us win new business. Here youll be encouraged to take ownership of your work think creatively to unlock new propositions and thrive within a supportive community that enables you to grow your career with purpose.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative Proposal Writer to join our bid and proposal team focused in the Energy & Utilities sector. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing high-quality compliant and compelling proposal responses that clearly communicate our capabilities technical solutions and our value proposition to clients.
Aligned to the Shipley proposal management framework this role will focus on producing clear persuasive proposal content that supports all stages of the bid lifecycle from storyboard development through to final response submission. The Proposal Writer will work closely with bid managers solution architects technical subject matter experts commercial teams and wider stakeholders to ensure proposal outputs are customer-focused compliant easy to understand and aligned to win themes.
This role is suited to a self-starting team player who is comfortable engaging technical teams asking the right questions and translating complex technical information into clear well-structured proposal responses.

Key Responsibilities:

Proposal Writing and Content Development:

. Write edit and refine proposal responses that are clear compliant persuasive and aligned to customer requirements.
. Translate complex technical solutions delivery approaches and capability statements into accessible client-focused content.
. Ensure proposal responses clearly articulate benefits outcomes differentiators and evidence of capability.
. Develop content that reflects agreed win themes value propositions solution messaging and evaluation criteria.
. Tailor existing content case studies credentials and standard responses to meet the specific needs of each tender.
. Maintain consistency of Our Voice and Our Look. Manage the tone structure terminology and messaging across proposal documents.
. Maintain word count without losing quality or the context of the response.

Shipley-Aligned Proposal Management Support:

. Apply Shipley best practices to support structured proposal development including compliance responsiveness customer focus and persuasive writing.
. Support the development of proposal outlines response plans compliance matrices content plans and review materials.
. Contribute to proposal strategy discussions including win themes discriminators customer hot buttons and evidence requirements.
. Support colour team reviews by preparing content incorporating feedback and improving response quality throughout the proposal lifecycle.
. Ensure proposal content answers the customers question directly and demonstrates a clear understanding of their needs.

Storyboarding and Response Planning:

. Own and facilitate storyboard sessions for proposal response documents.
. Work with bid managers and subject matter experts to define the structure key messages proof points and evidence required for each response.
. Convert storyboard outputs into coherent proposal narratives and fully developed written responses.
. Challenge and refine storyboard content to…