Bid Writer

4 months ago

Chorley, United Kingdom Ipsum Full time

Bid Writer

Chorley

Bid Writer

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Your New Company

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The UK’s Utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum it’s our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks.

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To support our continued growth we are looking for a Bid Writer to join our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams to in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.

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What we offer ​

We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers. ​

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Our benefits

We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you’ll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:​

Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation Health & Wellbeing Benefits:Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling Access to 24/7 virtual GP Occupational Health support Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice): Cycle to WorkGroup Personal Pension Scheme Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events  Life assurance cover Flexible working Long service awards  Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives

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Your new role

As Bid Writer, you will work as an integral part of the Business Development and Bid team, contributing to multiple bids within a variety of sectors, maintaining superb communication both verbally and in writing. You will be a key point of contact internally, liaising with multiple departments to manage and coordinate internal responses for PQQs, bids, presentations, case studies and other BD support materials. Copy checking/proof reading others’ work will also be required.

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Principal Accountabilities:

Gaining a full understanding of bid requirements and briefing colleagues. Coordinating the bid schedule and ensuring contributors meet internal deadlines. Writing / preparation of proposals, pre-qualification documents using approved templates. Coordination of technical and administrative elements of bid preparation. Writing / editing standard response sections and questionnaires. Collating, reviewing and managing technical input from subject matter experts. Formatting and proof-reading of final bid documents. Ensuring win themes are clearly communicated in the proposal documents. Managing online portals. Updating the CRM database. Assisting in preparation of reports on proposal activity. General administration as required. Monitoring contract execution performance and feeding back on lessons learned to improve tender production and risk assessment processes. Contributing to the continuous improvement of templates, standard materials and marketing information. Supporting the development and maintenance of marketing and business development activities as required.

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​ About you

Qualifications/ skills/ experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Media Studies, Journalism, Business Studies, similar discipline or equivalent. Demonstrable capability in producing winning bids, preferably within a construction or industrial environment. Understanding of public & utilities procurement regulations and practices is essential. Experience of the UK utilities (power and water) markets would be beneficial. Excellent organisational skills. Strong literacy and grammatical skills. High level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & SharePoint. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work to tight deadlines, with several projects running concurrently. Proactive nature, able to work on your own initiative. Creative flair and the ability to create professional and visually appealing documents. Enthusiasm, a strong team ethic and willingness to be flexible and help out team members when required. Ability to build strong, influential relationships within the business at all levels.

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