BAM UK & Ireland
Senior Bid Writer
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About the Role
BAM UK & Ireland's Infrastructure Segment is seeking enthusiastic senior bid writers to join our successful team, which is responsible for winning work for the Infrastructure segment of BAM UK and Ireland, one of the UK's major infrastructure contractors.
About Us
We are a dynamic and creative team, always seeking better ways of working to stay ahead in a competitive environment. We love the variety and challenge of different bids and collaborate with our bid teams across the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and finalize high-scoring tender responses on time
- Comply with the proposals development process and programme defined by the lead writer/ proposals manager, including pre-bid stages
- Attend all workshops and meetings as requested by the lead writer/ proposals manager
- Establish a thorough understanding of client objectives and develop responses in line with the proposals win strategy
- Organize and facilitate collaborative writing workshops with section owners, contributors, and other relevant people
- Collaborate with section owners to develop pink review and red review responses, complying with the bid programme
- Produce high-quality response graphics in collaboration with our Graphics team
- Integrate review comments into developing responses
- Finalize tender responses by bid programme deadlines
- Contribute to any post-bid lessons learned exercise
- Contribute to the development of case studies and the Work Winning Hub
- Complete project, framework, or business/function case studies as requested
- Contribute to the Work Winning Hub, including the development of answer guidance, as requested
- Understand what differentiates BAM, keep up-to-date with developments and innovations across the company, and integrate the latest thinking into tender responses
- Complete work for other ad hoc requests from within the Proposals team
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What We Are Looking For
- A senior writer who can step straight into complex bid environments
- Demonstrated ability to produce high-scoring tender responses for major infrastructure clients
- Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree level or equivalent qualification (preferred)
- APMP Foundation level (preferred)
- Thorough knowledge of major infrastructure projects, clients, and client drivers
- Extensive experience of developing high-scoring tender responses for major infrastructure bids following APMP principles
- Collaboration in large tender teams (including JVs), subject matter experts, and section owners
- Proven ability to design and lead collaborative writing workshops
- Development of case studies and quantified evidence
- Working knowledge of how AI can aid proposal development
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8% matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
How to Apply
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