Senior Bid Content Specialist

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Bid Writing and Coordination Expert to join our pre-construction team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for producing high-quality tender submissions within the engineering, construction, and infrastructure markets.

Dyer & Butler is a leading supplier of infrastructure maintenance, repair, and renewals solutions in the Aviation, Rail, and Civil engineering sector, working for Client owners and operators of secure and safety-critical infrastructure.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Compile information and write bid-specific submission content across all divisions (Rail, Aviation, Defence, and Infrastructures)
• Manage the creation of high-quality, compelling, and customer-focused bid/PQQ submissions
• Interview Subject Matter Experts to extract relevant information and tailored responses
• Lead storyboarding and answer planning sessions
• Work closely with the Bid Manager and the Pre-Construction team to develop bid-specific win themes, answer plans, and appropriate evidence
• Develop, assess, and review responses against evaluation criteria
• Work with other members of the bid team in the production of bid/PQQ responses
• Take responsibility for submissions' presentation and formatting, ensuring that these comply with the submissions and Company guidelines

About You:

• You will be a highly polished professional with a demonstrable experience in undertaking overall bid writing and coordination
• You will have the energy and passion required for hands-on production of high-quality and focused bespoke written content in the UK infrastructure/construction industry
• You will be an excellent communicator with strong written English skills who is comfortable and energized working in a deadline-driven role with effective time management skills
• You will have a thorough understanding of work-winning procedures and processes, reinforce, and ensure compliance to these throughout the bid process
• You will have strong research capabilities to provide contextual, tailored responses to Clients while ensuring the latest industry thinking is reflected in tender submissions
• You will be able to turn technical information into work-winning responses that reflect the client's aims and objectives
• You will be able to present information and data in innovative ways using graphics or data
• You will be able to improve and tailor standard responses and write responses from scratch with input from Subject Matter Experts
• You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills

Qualifications:

• You will have achieved APMP certification - Foundation Level or above
• You will have a demonstrable experience working on multi-million-pound construction or similar industry submissions
• You will have strong IT literacy with Microsoft and Adobe software - solid Word skills
• Experience using InDesign or Visio (desirable)

In Return We Offer:

• Highly attractive Salary
• Pension
• Car or car allowance
• Medical
• Paid Holiday
• A dynamic & supportive work environment
• A real opportunity to make an impact