Bid Specialist

Procter Street is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the UK Plant Hire sector. Our client is renowned for proactively finding innovative Plant Hire solutions ensuring they can offer their clients industry leading propositions. The exceptional service they offer has allowed them to partner with world-leading manufactures, and build a strong client-base across the UK and Ireland.

The role

The Bid Specialist will play a crucial role in supporting the business development team by coordinating and managing bid processes for various projects and proposals. This position will involve collaborating with internal teams, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure that bids are completed on time and meet the required standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities. Some key functions of the role are:

• Assemble bid content for EOIs / PQQs / Tenders.
• Take ownership of standard answers for PQQs and liaise with internal and external teams to help coordinate answers to quality sections.
• Develop presentation documents and final submissions using Adobe or Office formats (unless you have a preferred alternative).
• Work with subject matter experts and technical teams to help write bespoke content and enhance existing content.
• Work with the marketing team to input and manage content within our data library (photos, case studies, standard answers, CVs, etc.)

What are we looking?

• Experience of working within a bidding team, ideally for a Tier 1 - 2 Contractor.
• Experience of public sector tendering.
• Experience of completing successful SQs and ITTs.
• Firm grasp of grammar and accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proven IT and Office skills.
• Excellent communication skills; written and verbal.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities within demanding timescales.
• Able to work effectively as a member of a team.