FM Conway Ltd
Graduate Bid Writer
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About the Role
At FM Conway, our Bids team plays a key role in securing the contracts and projects that shape and maintain the UK’s highway infrastructure. As a Graduate Bid Writer, you’ll join our team in Sevenoaks and develop the skills to create compelling tender submissions that showcase our expertise, respond to our clients’ needs and clearly communicate the value FM Conway can deliver.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in bid writing within a fast-paced and varied environment where no two submissions are the same. You’ll work alongside experienced bid professionals and collaborate with technical, operational, commercial, and senior teams across the business.
You’ll learn how to manage the bid process from start to finish, turn complex and technical information into clear and persuasive content, and help us produce high-quality submissions that make us stand out from the competition.
What You'll Be Doing
As our Graduate Bid Writer, you’ll be involved in all stages of the tender process, including:
- Carrying out market research to identify and understand key business opportunities
- Reviewing tender documents and identifying technical requirements, key deliverables, and deadlines
- Working alongside the Senior Bid Manager to coordinate and continually improve the end-to-end bid process
- Preparing and managing tender programmes and delivery plans
- Drafting, editing, and reviewing quality and technical responses for tender submissions
- Turning technical information into clear, engaging, and persuasive written content
- Working with teams across the business to gather evidence, project information, and examples of our expertise
- Assisting senior management with tender presentations, negotiations, and market engagement activities
- Collaborating with our commercial, legal, and estimating teams throughout the tender process
- Helping ensure every submission is accurate, compliant, professional, and delivered on time
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What We're Looking For
We’re looking for a Graduate Bid Writer with a genuine passion for writing and communication. You don’t need to already be an expert in bids - we’re looking for someone with the potential, curiosity, and enthusiasm to learn.
You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident taking detailed or technical information and turning it into clear, engaging content.
You'll also be:
- A strong and confident writer with excellent attention to detail
- Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Curious and willing to ask questions to fully understand a subject
- Confident communicating and building relationships with people at different levels
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to your work
- Comfortable working collaboratively as part of a wider team
A degree in a relevant subject is essential for this role. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is keen to learn, develop, and build a long-term career within bids and infrastructure.
What We Offer
At FM Conway, you're not just joining a company - you're joining a business built around its people.
We invest in our colleagues, celebrate success, and provide opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
As a Graduate Bid Writer, you'll have the opportunity to learn from an experienced Bids team while gaining exposure to a wide range of projects, disciplines, and senior stakeholders across the business.
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Alongside a competitive salary, you'll receive:
- 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Ongoing training and career development
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal progression opportunities
- Shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform
- Health and wellbeing support, including 24-hour advice lines and access to our Mental Health First Aiders
If you're a confident communicator who loves writing, enjoys learning about new subjects, and wants to build a career where your work can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.
At our heart, we are a business that recognises and embraces individuality. So, if you are excited about this role but are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We believe in people, not algorithms. That’s why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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