Bid writer

Bid Writer needed in North London/Hertfordshire. * GBP55,000 + great benefits * 1/2 days working from home * Good progression within company. JOB PURPOSE * To produce high quality, innovative and compliant bid submissions for the refurbishment division for our public sector residential refurbishment bids. * To manage and coordinate quality responses from wider business functions. * Work with other functions across the business to plan answer content and source case studies. * Report bid progress to the Bid Manager, highlighting salient issues and information. * To enhance the profile and reputation of the company to ensure new business opportunities. MAIN DUTIES * Manage and coordinate your workload to ensure that all the bid requirements are well managed, maintained and acted upon. Quickly grasp and assimilate complex information and apply creative intellect informing the Bid Manager of salient information and requirements. * Successfully respond to OJEU notices and invitations to tender through the production of high-quality, innovative and compliant ITT submissions, PPQ rsquo;s, SQ rsquo;s, EOI rsquo;s and PIN rsquo;s, that are tailored to suit the specific requirements of the enquiry from our clients. * Produce quality writing plans for the wider business departments to aid them in their quality response. Coordinate and review their response to ensure it deals with all client requirements and promotes in the best possible way. * Recognise our clients rsquo; needs to use this insight in preparing bids and tender submissions. Promote the client rsquo;s requirements and USP rsquo;s to the wider team and ensure they form part of our quality submission. * Liaise with the Technical and Quality departments as well as Business Development, Construction Managers, Commercial Managers, Resident Liaison Officers, Design Coordinators, Estimators and Buyers to develop successful bid documents, ensuring they are produced on time. * Build a lsquo;bid library rsquo; by saving high quality question and answers and liaise with the Technical and Quality departments as well as Business Development, Construction Managers, Commercial Managers, Resident Liaison Officers, Design Coordinators, Estimators and Buyers to gain insight into all the innovative thinking there is throughout the business. * Audit and review submission documents to ensure our message is addressed, the questions are answered and the documents spelling, grammar and layout is of the highest standard to ensure the best possible submission is achieved. * Ensure that all publication processes and systems (including the computerisation of all functions) are compatible with bid and tender submission documents ensuring accuracy and efficiency. * Work as part of a proactive team to initiate new strategies within our bid submissions in response to the demands of the private and affordable housing markets. * Be creative and original in thinking, to develop innovative, commercial solutions. Develop one rsquo;s self to ensure you are continually updated on the best industry practices. Attend training and skills improvement courses as and when identified through appraisals in line with the responsibilities and objectives of a Bid Writers role. * To arrange feedback from clients and employers rsquo; agents and disseminate information within the Bid submissions team to create a culture of continuous improvement. * To act as a catalyst of the Bid Submissions team in the challenge of working cohesively and positively towards project objectives. Be proactive and willing to go beyond the call of duty to succeed and promote a winning team ethos. * Work as part of a team and assist in the production of supplementary marketing documentation to illustrate the capabilities