Bid Writer

**Job Title**: Bid Writer

**Location**: Kent

**Salary**:DOE

**Start Date**: ASAP

**The company**

Highfield Professional Solutions is working with an established construction consultancy working within the residential sector who are currently recruiting a Bid Writer as part of their expansion. They have been established for over 25 years and have anexcellent reputation with housing organisations, local authorities and residential developers.

**The position**

The main purpose of the position is to work with the Bid Manager to review/rewrite their case study portfolio and their standard answer database.

Other responsibilities will include:

- Supporting with strategy development and content planning
- Ensure all responses comply with the specification provided
- Work with the bid co-ordinator to dissect questions and produce answer plans to maximise relevant information extracted from team members
- Present technical information in easy to understand ways
- Update and maintain a strong library of pre-written and re-usable content (e.g. company information, standard responses, technical content, staff CVs, project case studies, marketing material, graphics and photos)
- Using online client portals to upload/download documents, raise questions and circulate responses and alerts
- Participate in kick off workshops, review meetings etc.
- Assist with the creation of presentations for tender interviews
- Assist with organisation of layout to produce high quality submissions working within the confines of each client's bid requirements
- Assist in post -tender debriefs

**Could this role be for you?**
- Professional writing skills with a proven experience of understanding bid procedures and responding to tenders and framework bids, ideally in the construction consultancy services industry
- Maintaining high level of accuracy under pressure.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to present information visually.
- Highly motivated with outstanding organisational skills.
- Excellent English language (vocabulary), grammar and communication skills.
- Ideally have bid writing experience and ideally English/Linguistic qualifications.
- Canva/Acrobat/InDesign
- Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel/Visio
- A variety of customer portals
- Office 365
- Sharepoint

**Why apply?**
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus incentive
- 28 Days holiday (including bank holidays)
- 1 day leave for birthday;
- 3-4 additional days off at Christmas)
- Pension Contributions
- Private Medical Insurance
- Childcare Voucher Scheme
- A hugely exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing company that can offer vast growth opportunities