Proposals Lead

4 weeks ago

Kentish Town, United Kingdom J. Murphy & Sons Ltd Full time

Company description:
J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure.
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property.
Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services.We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities.
Murphy employs around 3,500 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as ‘One Murphy’ by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.
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Job description:
**Proposals Lead - Kentish Town**

Are you an established Senior Bid Writer looking for your next challenge with a clear succession plan to Head of Proposals? If so keep reading

J. Murphy & Sons have created a newrole to support the Head of Proposals in producing high quality tenders and prequalification’s for a wide range of major civil engineering opportunities. You will be joining a highly successful team of bid writers andwe are looking for an individual to help further grow our skills and take us to new levels. If you are an engaged, motivated and driven bid professional ready for your next move then this is the role for you.

With a robust forward order book of £2.2b and ranked as a Top 5 Best Big Company to Work for in the UK there really is no better time to join J. Murphy Sons Ltd

**What you will be doing**
- In liaison with the Bid Managers, Business Development Managers, Sector Directors participate and develop win strategies for all PQQ’s and tender submissions
- Proactively lead the planning, storyboarding, response reviews and the overall timely preparation of high-quality submissions
- Work alongside the Bid Manager(s) to drive the overall bid strategy and identity win themes / USPs of our approach
- Undertake storyboarding sessions with PQQ / ITT team members, working alongside the Bid Manager to ensure that all storyboards are reviewed.
- Support and deputise for the Head of Proposals
- Coach and develop the bid writing team
- Facilitate and lead Opportunity Start Up Mobilisation workshops, compile output and organise in-conjunction with the bid manager regular follow up meetings to conclude actions and ultimately improve our position
- Work with the Bid Manager(s) and Head of Proposals to develop a proposal structure, setting timescales for tender responses, and ensuring internal deadlines are met (escalating issues as required).
- Undertake lead author role on key bids, writing PQQ and ITT submissions, and providing critiques of draft responses, proof reading and copy editing.
- Translate complex technical & bespoke material from various sources into concise, easily understandable, organised, one-voice styled content.
- Be able to edit and proofread all documentation prior to submission, ensuring the bid and proposal documentation is formatted, collated and presented in a professional manner.
- Work alongside the Head of Proposals identify new processes, using industry experience and expertise to ensure progressive improvements in processes
- Support our operational teams for the behavioural requirements of bids, specifically, training/preparation of operations personnel prior to interviews/assessments and written responses
- Successfully work on multiple PQQs and ITTs
- Train, inspire and upskill bid and proposals teams so that they are better equipped to win work and take an interest in their personal development. Support the development of knowledge management tools.
- Be disciplined and flexible in achieving deadlines and have the ability to work under pressure and prioritise workloads.
- Proven experience in the creation of bids and presentations to a high quality

**Who we are looking for**
- A sound understanding of the industry from working in the building or civil engineering sectors
- Enjoy mentoring and upskilling of junior staff
- A natural flare and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to write about complicated and technical issues in plain English
- Strong interpersonal skill

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