At a Glance
- Tasks: Create winning bids for major construction projects and shape our business's client presentations.
- Company: Join Holcim, a leader in sustainable building solutions since 1858.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, 25 days holiday, enhanced family benefits, and career progression.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team with mentoring opportunities and a focus on health and safety.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on infrastructure while developing your writing and strategic skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in bid writing or tendering, strong communication skills, and attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 21600 - 26400 £ per year.
About Holcim
We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet. Since 1858, we have helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike. Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.
Company Benefits
- Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits - all recognising the contribution you bring.
- Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety.
- Enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments.
- Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad.
- Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace.
- Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products.
The Opportunity
At Holcim UK, we are looking for a Bid Writer to join our team. This is a key role within our commercial and bidding function, responsible for producing high-quality, winning submissions that support major infrastructure and construction projects across the UK. As a Senior Bid Writer, you'll play a critical role in shaping how we present our business to clients. You'll combine technical understanding, strong writing capability and strategic thinking to deliver compelling pre-qualification and tender submissions that clearly demonstrate our value.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing the production of pre-qualification and tender submissions for major bids.
- Reviewing tender documentation and developing clear strategies and win themes.
- Collaborating with Business unit Directors and Managers to align submissions with business objectives.
- Ensuring consistency and quality across all submission responses and documentation.
- Managing submission timelines and priorities to meet key deadlines.
- Producing high-quality written responses with strong attention to detail, clarity and presentation.
- Maintaining and improving submission content within internal knowledge systems.
- Mentoring and developing Submissions Coordinators to improve capability across the team.
- Identifying opportunities to improve and differentiate submissions from competitors.
- Leading post-submission reviews and tender debriefs to drive continuous improvement.
- Engaging with clients to gather feedback and strengthen future submissions.
- Conducting research into industry trends and incorporating insights into bid strategies.
- Travelling across the UK to support regional teams and project engagement where required.
What You'll Bring
- Experience working in a bid, submissions or tendering environment within construction or infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes and bid best practice.
- Excellent written communication skills with a high standard of English.
- Ability to translate technical information into clear, compelling submission content.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
- Experience of working on infrastructure projects (e.g. highways, civil engineering, Section 278 works, design & build contracts).
- High attention to detail with strong proofreading and document formatting capability.
- Advanced IT skills, particularly across Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to mentor, coach and support development of junior team members.
- A proactive, creative and solution-focused mindset.
We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Bid Writer employer: Holcim UK
Holcim is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises sustainability and innovation in the construction industry. As an Area Sales Manager in the North, you will benefit from extensive employee growth opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that positively impact communities across the UK.
