Willmott Dixon
Assistant Proposals Manager
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Assistant Proposals Manager (Bid Coordinator)
Willmott Dixon has an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Proposals Manager (Bid Coordinator) to join our Midlands construction business. These roles are vital to supporting our business growth strategy and ensuring that our win team continues to secure new projects within the region.
With local offices in both Central Birmingham and Nottingham, we are open to the successful applicant residing in either region. This will be a hybrid role, but an office presence will be required in the lead up to important bid deadlines.
Within the role you will be responsible for assisting and coordinating proposals teams to produce winning submissions. You will support the submission of consistent, high quality, engaging proposals that delight our customers.
Responsibilities
Within this role you will be responsible for supporting the win strategy and coordinating the proposal content. The role will involve:
- Assisting with research into appropriate proposal opportunities.
- Overseeing the relevant portals and ensure that submissions are made in line with the required deadlines.
- Acting as a key point of contact for internal teams in relation to creating the correct proposal content.
- Being responsible for coordinating timely responses for proposal content from the relevant people within the business.
- Re-write/edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, ensuring consistency of responses in terms of themes, messages, key phrases and keywords
- Working with colleagues in graphic design to co-ordinate the presentation of the submission.
- Working across multiple projects, supporting multiple teams in the production of quality bids.
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Essential Criteria
- You’ll have experience in a Bid Writer, Assistant Submissions Manager, or Bid Coordinator role.
- Able to use Microsoft suite of office programmes including Excel, Word, Outlook and Project.
- Understanding of the different proposal processes.
- Strong written abilities/degree qualification in English, History, Marketing, or Communications.
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- Experience working in a proposals/bid writing role within the construction industry.
- Have or working towards a Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualification.
- APMP membership and accreditation.
- InDesign/Photoshop experience.
Additional Information
At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in, and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.
We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.
In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.
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