Our client is one of the UK’s Premier multi-disciplinary design engineering consultancies with offices all over the world.

The Role

Contribute to developing the technical win strategy for key target bids
Embed best practice bid strategy, process, management and production
Write and edit submissions for key target bids
Arrange and facilitate independent reviews on answer plans and final draft submissions
Work collaboratively with bid directors, bid managers and other internal stakeholders involved in or contributing to work winning, including commercial team, skills networks, marketing & BD team, and other business units to guide best practice for use in bids
Guide bid teams preparing for behavioural assessments and interviews if necessary
Identify and share technical and operational innovations that contribute to winning work
Support those involved in winning work to use systems and information more collaboratively
Keep abreast/ ahead of procurement trends and address them in our bids
Support relationship management with key clients, contractors, and other business partners

Key Skills for this role

Attention to detail
Personable, collaborative manner
Competitive drive and dedication to achieve challenging deadlines
Ability to pull together disparate pieces of information to support bids, including client requirements, commercial aspects, external best practice and innovation
Ability to react calmly to changing priorities and needs during a bid
Creativity to contribute to the development of winning solutions
Ability to draw out and communicate ideas effectively through different media and forms

What you need to succeed

Degree-level qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject
Knowledge of UK construction industry and key players
Experience of working in multi-party teams
Experience of using desktop publishing software (e.g. Adobe InDesign)
Possible background experience would also include: Defence / Public Sector. Including Rail, Highways, Water and Energy
Experience of running multiple bids