Bid Writer

**Bid **Writer**

**Glasgow** - **Perth** - Edinburgh**

**£** **38,000** - £**45,000 DOE**

The Recruitment Bunker are recruiting exclusively for a Bid Writer for a leading privately owned collection of diverse and dynamic forward-thinking companies based in Scotland.

Our client is not just seeking a Bid Writer, but a unique individual with a passion for creative writing, with a good knowledge of FM and M&E public contracts. Using your skills for writing you will work on every element of the bid writing process, producing bespoke, high-quality PQQ and tender submission that not only meet requirements of the bid but sell the business in a way that aligns to our companies’ aspirations to be sector leading.
- Reporting to the Bid Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that company PQQs, ITTs and presentations are written, prepared, presented and delivered on time to the highest possible standard.

**Overview of the Role**:

- Bid Writer
- Salary - £34,000 - £39,000
- Holidays: 30 days. Additional days per year of service, maximum of 5. Buy back scheme of additional 5 days
- Pension
- Location - Glasgow, Perth and Edinburgh

**Company Overview**

Our client is a forward-thinking multi-disciplinary management and technical consultancy business that offers services and dynamic solutions to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs). Local Authorities (LAs), Emergency Services, and other public sector agencies.

At M-Four, we are passionate about changing the narrative for social housing tenants in Scotland; and with a clear focus on fire safety with these properties we are working with our clients and partners, to make every social housing property in Scotland as safe as possible for tenants.

**Responsibilities**
- Reviewing tender documents and extracting key information from them
- Researching potential clients and developing an understanding of their requirements
- Organising and driving bid kick-off meetings in conjunction with the sales lead and other bid contributors
- Complete PQQs and ITTs by sourcing and collating the requested information
- Submit PQQ / ITTs in the required format before set deadlines
- Taking raw text and turning it into a persuasive and informative piece of writing
- Developing and contributing to bid win themes and proposals
- Creative design and layout of tender and presentation responses
- Managing/coordinating the entire bid process from start to finish
- Highlighting and escalating any concerns to the management team.
- Monitoring and tracking of all bid submission and developing a reporting system to track performance.

**Essential Skills**
- Outstanding organisation and project management skills
- A high-level of IT literacy, particularly in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- A keen eye for detail
- The ability to focus and remain calm when working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of the bid/tender process and bid writing is highly desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Is a member, or is working towards membership, of a professional body such as APMP or RICS.