Senior Bid Writer

Senior Bid Writer

Construction & Engineering

Location: Barnsley
Sectors: Transport infrastructure; rail; aviation; highways; environment; canals and rivers; power and energy

Business Unit

AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks, capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK, including bridge reconstruction, environmental infrastructure, highways, tunnels, station works, lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies and environmental organisations.

Join our dynamic, fast-paced environment working on multi-disciplinary projects for a diverse range of clients. Our project portfolio includes:

Highways & Roads
Under bridges, Overbridges & Footbridges
Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
Flood Alleviation & Repairs
Earthworks & Embankments
Lineside Civils, Cabling, Trough Routes & Telecoms

Role Summary

A critical senior role within the central proposals and bid writing team. You will be responsible and accountable for the written proposal elements of high-value bids (EOI, MEQ, PQQ, ITT, PTC and post-tender queries), working closely with technical authors and senior stakeholders to ensure clarity, compliance and competitive positioning from strategy through submission and post-tender activity. You will strengthen bid quality, consistency and capability across the business and support continuous improvement of bid processes and content libraries.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible and accountable for written proposal elements of bid activity (EOI, MEQ, PQQ, ITT, PTC), contributing to, managing and writing responses with technical leads and bid owners.
• Work closely with the Pre-Contract Director, Work Winning Director, Senior Pre-Contracts Manager, Pre-Contract Manager, Senior Proposals Manager, Proposals Manager, Bid Managers and other Directors and Managers to ensure written proposals meet the highest standards.
• Manage and complete prequalification and tender-stage written documentation with inputs from relevant business functions.
• Coordinate written proposals for client Expression of Interest and inquiry questionnaires; manage client clarification responses in a timely manner.
• Develop and produce answer plans for major bids to ensure client requirements, evaluation criteria and objectives are fully captured and addressed by the proposals strategy.
• Carry out detailed answer planning and provide writing support with nominated technical authors; translate complex technical and commercial information into clear client-facing narratives.
• Check tender information for completeness; review employer's requirement documents and highlight discrepancies and required actions.
• Ensure Client TQs and tender addenda are reviewed and incorporated into written submissions.
• Produce, edit and maintain document templates and core assets including answer responses, CVs, organisation charts, case studies and project data sheets.
• Manage file structures, storage, printing and distribution to maintain governance and version control.
• Lead the written submissions and proposals workstream within the allocated bid team, coordinating contributors and ensuring timely delivery.
• Be proactively involved in review and editing processes to deliver high-quality, compliant submissions; attend and contribute to tender launch, interim and progress meetings.
• Attend prequalification, bid/tender and stakeholder meetings to identify submission requirements and secure necessary input from commercial, operations and technical teams.
• Work with joint venture partners and supply chain where required to develop integrated, compliant partner responses for major projects and frameworks.
• Monitor tender feedback and post-tender performance to identify improvements and implement changes to written content and process.
• Input into post-tender analysis and support business improvement initiatives alongside Pre‑Contract and proposals leadership.
• Collate and curate best-in-class content on Workspace (or equivalent) to accelerate future bids and support AmcoGiffen marketing materials.
• Ensure all submissions comply with company policies, tender instructions, governance and procurement rules.

Required Experience and Skills

• Significant experience as a Senior Bid Writer within construction, civil engineering or transport infrastructure.
• Track record of delivering high-quality, high-value bids and frameworks for clients such as Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies or equivalent.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience shaping commercial narratives, risk descriptions and compliant tender responses.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills with the ability to translate complex technical content into persuasive, client-focused narratives.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional bid teams and mentor junior writers.
• Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and external partners.
• Highly organised, decisive in prioritisation and able to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and bid management platforms; experience with content repositories/knowledge management systems.
• Degree-level education or equivalent industry experience.

What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
• A safe place to work
• Employee forum's that provide a platform for having your voice heard

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn't matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

Recruitment Manager

The Benefits

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including:

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Westfield health scheme

Minumum 25 days' holiday

Private medical insurance

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