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Our Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active Bid Writer in the East Midlands to join Pick Everard’s Bid Hub – a central team responsible for tender management across all our divisions and offices. This is a great opportunity for budding bid writers to develop their skills and start their journey in proposals management, within a national consultancy.
Your typical duties in this Bid Writer role will include:
- Write technical and non-technical tender responses
- Co-ordinate the writing process for low and medium priority bids
- Responsibility for understanding the internal bid management process and systems in order to assist/coach and develop bid co-ordinators and other team members when required
- Review opportunities and identify any positive and negative factors
- Structure proposals to meet the requirements of the customers’ evaluation team
- Review material from previous proposals with recommendations for appropriate usage including the use of storyboarding.
- Assist in the design and completion of storyboards and bid plans
- Understand the review process and implement on tenders
- Report on bid progress through appropriate internal channels
- Provide feedback and reviews, proof reading and editing support as required
- Set up bid response documents
- Create and edit bid responses for PQQ and SQ documents
- Submit proposals through portals or emails, in line with client requirements
- Complete company information and company responses within bids
- Complete CVs and case studies to within bids
- Provide general administration support to the team as required
- Liaison with other departments offering effective customer service in a professional manner
About You
- APMP Foundation Level
- Good writing skills with the ability to write in a concise and convincing manner
- Skills in reviewing and editing written content
- Good time management skills
- Personable attitude and willingness to engage with people from all levels of the business
- Attention to detail
- A general understanding or willingness to learn about the construction and property industry
- Degree-level education -English, History or Engineering
This role will suit a Bid Writer looking for a new challenge to join a successful bidding team. You will have the chance to learn from highly experienced Bid Writers and Bid Managers to hone your skills. Within this role you will carry out all aspects of the bidding process.
About Us
At Pick Everard, we work together to make the extraordinary a reality. We are looking for exceptional new talent to be a part of our journey as we move forward through our ambitious five-year Business Plan.
We are an independent award-winning property and construction consultancy firm, operating within the industry, providing complete integrated service delivery to help our clients deliver better solutions across real estate, infrastructure and the natural environment.
We are at the forefront of the industry and enjoy a culture that is centered around being creative, professional, compassionate, client-oriented and fun.
Our recent successes include:
- Listed as an NCE100 Consultancy and AJ100 Practice
- Named a Top 150 Consultancy by Building Magazine
- Recognised as a leading Financial Times Consultancy
- Winners of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) Awards, Best Business Performance of the Year – Large Consultancy
- Winners at the RICS Awards – Infrastructure category
- An Investors in People and Investors in Excellence accredited business
- Winners at the Enterprising Women Awards
Through our remarkable history we have already established the sound principles of success and we have the vision and ambition to be even better, as we move forward into a very bright future. We’re growing and we need more experts onboard. Join us and we will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you’ll be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.
To learn more about why it is good to work here please visit our website and follow us on social media. Be part of it.
Remuneration / benefits
We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. We are also a responsible employer and Investors in People accredited business.
You will receive an attractive salary that will match your skills and experience, as well as the following benefits:
- Agile working
- Stakeholder pension
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits
- Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits
- Long service awards
- Annual BeingPickEverard awards
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare
- 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
- Discount Scheme
- Professional subscriptions
- Season ticket loan or car loan
- Cycle to work scheme
