Bid Writer

Vacancy Summary

Job Title: Bid Writer

Job Type: Permanent

Job Ref: #1387

Location: Hertfordshire

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: c£50k basic plus competitive package

A highly successful Main Contractor with an excellent reputation delivering projects across the Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Leisure, and Residential sectors is looking for a compelling and effective Bid Writer to join their Pre-Construction team in Hertfordshire.

Backed by a robust, well-secured order book, our client continues to target high-value new business and is expanding their pre-construction capacity to support ongoing growth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Write persuasive, high-quality responses for PQQs, tenders, and proposals.




• Assist business development with scheme research, pipeline tracking, and event management.




• Facilitate workshops to develop winning strategies and establish and align cohesive win themes across all submission documents.




• Share best practices and innovative ideas to improve submission standards.




• Consult with the wider project team to capture and develop technical inputs and to prepare bespoke CVs and project profiles.




• Attend site visits to inform the technical delivery and bid strategy.




• Review and edit team contributions for consistency, style, and logic.




• Manage internal milestones to ensure documents are ready for external review.




• Prepare teams for mid-tender interviews and post-tender presentations.




• Incorporate feedback and refinements into final documentation.




• Ensure all submissions satisfy mandatory requirements and timeframes.




• Maintain a database of model answers, case studies, and feedback.

Desirable Experience:

• 5 years+ experience as Bid Writer for a Main Contractor or Sub-Contractor or Consultancy.




• Good knowledge of construction management process and techniques.




• Previous roles: Bid Writer OR Assistant Bid Manager OR Senior Bid Writer OR Bid Coordinator OR Senior Bid Coordinator.

Qualifications & Skills:

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project packages. Degree qualified or HNC or comparable qualification.