Bid Writer

Bid Planning And Coordination

• Team Coordination: Coordinate contributions from cross-functional teams including Engineering, Commercial, Programmes, Supply Chain, Finance and Quality.
• Document structure: Ensure that all parts of the bid, including supporting documents, appendices, and pricing, are compiled in a structured and coherent manner.
• Bid Planning: Support bid manager in the coordination of bid and proposal activities from opportunity qualification through proposal submission.
• Governance Reviews: Support bid and proposal manager in the preparation of governance reviews including opportunity reviews, gate reviews and coloured team reviews.

Compliance And Quality Assurance

• Compliance Checks: Verify that all legal, financial, and technical requirements are met in the submission.
• Quality control: Check the accuracy of bids by proofreading and editing proposals to maintain high standards of presentation and content clarity.
• Scoring matrix check: If applicable review bids against tender evaluation criteria to maximise scoring opportunities and ensure bid alignment with client expectations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Internal Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (management, commercial, engineering, finance teams) and external stakeholders (clients, suppliers).
• Internal communication: Facilitate internal meetings and discussions to clarify bid strategies, responsibilities, and deliverables within the team.
• Communication skills: Communicate technical details in a clear and persuasive way to non-technical stakeholders.

Bid Strategy And Development

• Solution development: Contribute to the development of bid strategies by identifying strengths and weaknesses in the bid process and suggesting improvements.
• Support the development of win themes: Identify opportunities for differentiating the bid from competitors through innovation, cost-effective solutions, or superior service offerings.

Documentation And Content Management

• Process Improvement: Maintain a repository of standard bid documents, templates, and case studies to support future bids.
• Knowledge repository: Develop and update a library of standardised bid responses for efficiency in future bids, reducing time for research and content creation.
• Best practice: Document lessons learned from past bids to inform and improve future submissions.

Health & Safety

• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner.
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Essential

Skills and Experience

• Experience in a similar role.
• Strong experience in technical documentation.
• Familiar with the Shipley business winning process, or equivalent.
• Ability to deliver high quality documentation under tight deadlines with changing requirements.
• Strong Writing and Communication Skills.
• Ability to craft clear, concise, and persuasive proposals.
• Aptitude for gathering and analysing relevant information to enhance bid content.
• Ability to manage multiple bids at once, with strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring high standards of accuracy and compliance in every submission.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across different departments.
• Strong attention to detail and creativity when creating proposals.

Desirable

• Knowledge in Uncrewed Air Systems.
• Experience of creating CONOPS.
• Familiarity with public and private sector tendering procedures, often including frameworks like OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union).
• A background in engineering or aerospace is a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK.
• Ability to commit to occasional national and international travel.
• Excellent communicator.
• Team player and a quick learner with the ability to learn independently.
• Enthusiasm for their work and self-motivated.
• A full valid UK driving license.
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK.

Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.