Bid Specialist in Mansfield

Overview

Are you a Bid Writer looking for your next role in Nottingham?

We\'re hiring a Bid Writer in Nottingham to join a well-established construction main contractor expanding across the East Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent job offering excellent career progression, competitive salary and the chance to shape winning tender submissions for projects up to £30 million.

Our client is a financially resilient, family-owned construction partner with over 150 years of industry experience. Operating across multiple regions in the UK, they deliver construction projects for both public and private sector clients across residential, healthcare, education and commercial developments.

Their culture is driven by collaboration, continuous improvement, sustainability and creating social value. We are working in partnership to grow their East Midlands presence and looking to strengthen the Preconstruction and Business Development team with a talented Bid Writer in Nottingham.

Please note – if you are a Bid Writer outside of the construction industry, we strongly encourage you to apply!

Client

Our client is a privately owned construction business with a strong reputation across the Midlands for delivering construction excellence. Their people-first approach promotes career growth and employee wellbeing, making this an excellent opportunity for a Bid Writer / Senior Bid Writer or tender response specialist ready to make an impact.

• Established Reputation: Trusted in the industry and recognised for delivering quality in every project.
• Diverse Portfolio: Projects range from £1M to £30M, including work on major public frameworks and private sector builds.
• Growth-Oriented: Exciting strategy to expand its footprint across Nottingham and the wider Midlands region, with robust leadership and team-oriented culture.
• Local Focus: Projects are regionally based across the Midlands & North, minimising travel and enabling work-life balance.

Role

As a Bid Writer in Nottingham, you will play a central role in the Preconstruction and Business Development team. Working closely with colleagues in Estimating, Design, Project Delivery, Marketing and Business Development, you will produce winning bid submissions that directly influence the company\'s growth.

This is an excellent bid writing career opportunity for an ambitious proposal writing professional to craft compelling tender responses, PQQs and framework submissions that not only meet compliance standards but stand out as client-focused proposals. You\'ll work on construction tenders across education, healthcare, residential and commercial sectors with national visibility.

Responsibilities

As a Bid Writer in Nottingham, your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage and produce tender submissions, PQQs, framework bids and expressions of interest for construction projects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather technical, commercial and project information for bid responses.
• Create persuasive narrative responses, case studies, CVs and supporting bid materials that showcase project delivery excellence.
• Lead pre-qualification questionnaire writing and tender response coordination to ensure deadlines are met.
• Ensure brand consistency across all proposals in line with corporate guidelines and quality standards.
• Maintain and update a library of standard responses, case studies and best practice content for construction bids.
• Track timelines, actions and deliverables using document control processes to guarantee on-time bid submissions.
• Review tender documents to identify risks, opportunities and competitive advantages in construction procurement.
• Support post-submission reviews to capture lessons learned and continuously improve bid outputs.
• Stay up to date with procurement frameworks, construction legislation and industry trends including public sector tendering.

Person

To be successful in this Bid Writer job in Nottingham, you will bring demonstrable experience writing award-winning bids and tenders. Ideally, you will have worked within a construction, consultancy or built environment background, though we welcome applications from Bid Writers in other sectors.

• Proven experience as a Bid Writer, Senior Bid Writer, Bid Manager or tender response specialist.
• Exceptional writing and storytelling ability with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple bid submissions simultaneously.
• Desire to succeed and progress within a growing construction business.
• Ability to demonstrate document control processes and procedures for proposal writing.
• Proficient in the use of Adobe Suite, MS Office and/or InDesign for creating professional bid documents.
• Understanding of construction contracts, procurement processes and compliance requirements is desirable.
• Experience with public sector frameworks and construction tendering processes is advantageous.

Remuneration

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful regional contractor with an impressive pipeline and a strong presence across the East Midlands and Nottingham.

As a Bid Writer in Nottingham, you\'ll have the chance to shape tender strategy and influence business growth with clear scope for career progression to Senior Bid Writer or Bid Manager roles.

Package includes:

• Competitive salary aligned with industry benchmarks for bid writing roles in Nottingham and the East Midlands.
• Performance-related incentives or bonuses linked to successful bid outcomes and win rates.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including pension scheme, private healthcare (where applicable) and enhanced annual leave.
• Ongoing training, career development and progression opportunities within construction procurement.
• A supportive working culture with investment in your professional growth and proposal writing skills.

Apply Now: Bid Writer Job in Nottingham

Kick-start your next bid writing career in construction today.

Apply now to join a market-leading contractor delivering some of the Midlands\' most exciting construction projects. If your application is successful, we\'ll be in touch within 48 hours to send you full details about the company, role and tender opportunities.

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