Bid Writer

We're looking for a talented Bid Writer to help us win and deliver high-quality public sector contracts.

A quick look at the role

As a Bid Writer, you'll be a key member of the Municipal Business Development Team, which sits within our wider Commercial function. Your focus will be on maintaining and improving bid quality, ensuring our submissions clearly demonstrate value, innovation, and compliance.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Take ownership of allocated Method Statements and Quality submissions, ensuring content is accurate, compelling and fully aligned with client specifications and wider bid requirements.
• Work closely with the Business Development Manager throughout the full bid lifecycle, developing, writing and coordinating high-quality Quality submissions and ensuring deadlines and key milestones are achieved.
• Create and maintain compliance matrices to track the progress of written submissions, ensuring all client requirements are clearly addressed and identifying any gaps or areas requiring further input.
• Produce internal bid reports and documentation, including progress updates, sign-off and approval papers, as well as submissions required for the Investment Committee and Group Board.
• Build strong relationships across the business, working with teams including Fleet, HR, IT, Procurement, Regional and Business Managers to gather specialist information, keep content current and identify opportunities to strengthen future bids.
• Help continuously improve Biffa's bid-writing capability and wider commercial performance by maintaining libraries of model answers, case studies and supporting content, improving standard bid templates, identifying development opportunities through regional meetings and supporting the Commercial Director and Biffa's Balanced Business Plan