Bid Writer

Bid Writer

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

The role contributes effectively to the Asset Management work winning functions by delivering high-quality bid proposals of significant value to Telent. Reporting to the Senior Bid Writer the role works independently to produce client-focused, compelling proposals to reflect company expertise and innovation while ensuring all submissions made are compliant, timely and aligned to proposal requirements.

For the role to be successful, it will engage with multi disciplinary teams across a number of bidding activities to collaborate and build effective relationships eg Business Development Managers, Bid Managers and Estimators/Cost Engineers,subject matter experts, business heads, technical leads and operational delivery specialists.

The role will participate in presentations or discussions to review and evaluate proposal feedback to improve future submissions.

What you'll do:

• Develop high-quality responses to meet the bid programme and milestones, keeping bid teams and managers updated on progress at all times.
• Production of high-quality, high-scoring, compelling, compliant and re-usable responses for PQQ, ITTs and other tender submissions
• Leading and participating in answer planning and storyboarding workshops to capture win themes strategies and capture Telent's differentiators to ensure they are incorporated into written responses
• Key contributor to win/loss reviews, gathering feedback on their work and actively seeking ways to improve the quality of tender responses.
• Understand and interpret proposal instructions and requirements to formulate compelling, persuasive, clear and concise written responses to meet clients' requirements through PQQs, ITTs and other tender formats.
• Effective interrogation and interpretation of client documents such as Scopes and Specifications to fully understand requirements and adapt SMEs' technical language to suit the needs of the response without changing technical propositions.
• Conduct extensive research to understand the project or business opportunity in detail.

Who you are:

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Bid Writer to join our team. This role is perfect for someone with a demonstrable track record of successfully contributing to winning bids. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business writing and editing, combined with a passion for crafting clear, persuasive, and impactful proposals.

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrable track record of individual contribution to winning bids as a bid writer
• Degree in English / Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent experience and qualifications
• Strong Microsoft Office experience, particularly Word.
• Excellent business writing and editing skills
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organisational skills, capable of working towards and meeting key milestones and deadlines
• APMP or equivalent qualification (or demonstrable experience of working towards this)
• Awareness of Traffic, Rail, Telecommunications and IT products, technologies and services
• Ability to present, communicate, persuade and influence at all levels via strong interpersonal communications skills, including active listening and effective questioning

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

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We're passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.