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Client:

My client are a well-established, debt free, profitable and privately owned London high end refurbishment specialist who since their establishment over 30 years ago have built up an excellent reputation in their respective market place. They pride themselves on the diversity of their client base and project portfolio with all their work comprising strong elements of challenging structural modifications, cut and carve, basement excavation, façade retention, refurbishment and restorations in the heart of London across the pride residential, museum, gallery, listed building, heritage, private education and private healthcare sectors.

They have amassed a turnover last year of circa £40m with their typical projects ranging between £5m - £15m in contract value. In the last few years they have been going through a period of growth with a couple of larger £15m - £20m coming to site. Utilising their industry connections and well-established relationships to bolster their order book for this year. They pride themselves on delivering all their projects to the highest possible standards and building long term relationships with everyone they work with, which means a large proportion of their work is repeat business of by recommendation. They have built up very close relationships with their supply chain who they offer prompt payment terms to help their cash flow during these challenging times.

The pandemic was a period of reflection for the two owners, who after careful consideration decided to take a backwards step and put the wheels in motion for the development and evolution of their business. They have now taken a step back from the business allowing for the talented tier of directors beneath them to take over the reigns and take the business forward. One of these individuals is someone I know personally very well and have successfully worked with for the last 8 years has recently been promoted to Managing Director (after initially starting as a project manager).

As part of their succession plan, one of the directors has created a partnership with a well known and reputable university and created a systemised and methodical graduate development programme. Across the board this contractor pride themselves on offering everyone in the business the opportunity to further themselves, with additional qualifications and bespoke progression paths with realistic and measurable targets to achieve personal success. This means they have managed to maintain their ‘family feel’ during their growth and having a subsequent low churn rate of staff.

Role: Bid Writer/ Bid Manager

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience + travel expenses + pension.

Location: Green Park, London

As part of their business plan, they are now looking to hire their first Bid Writer/ Bid Manager. Earlier in the year this hired their first Senior Design Manager and Senior Document Controller, with this appointment being one of the final key appointments this year.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to be the first person in this capacity with a growing contractor delivering high quality projects. Aside from undertaking the role on a daily basis, the successful candidate will have the chance to take a lead on their bid process and have a say on how the company runs and administers their bid team.

Responsibilities include:

* Attend start-up meetings with the production team to agree strategy, content and actions

* Develop a proposal structure and produce written bid responses and presentation collateral in line with deadlines.

* Dissect questions and follow answer plans to maximise relevant information extracted from team members

* Write effective, concise and compelling content while under the pressure of deadlines

* Writing content for bid presentations and all supporting documentation, ensuring a cohesive and consistent alignment to bid submissions

* Construct a response which pulls together factual information gleaned from a variety of sources in a format which is both interesting and comprehensive

Key skills:

* Strong writing ability with evidence of having produced written content for successful bids.
Good verbal communication including active listening skills.
A confident writer who can take raw information and create engaging and compelling written content.

* Good quality research skills and effective questioning techniques

* Keen eye for detail and desire to continuously drive up the standards of the team's systems and output

* Must have previous experience as a Bid Writer as part of a Bid team

* A high attention to detail with an excellent editing and proofing ability

* Excellent literacy skills, with an extensive vocabulary

* Ability to multitask and prioritise workload

* Ability to work as a team and to get accurate, high-quality information from all bid stakeholders in order to produce bid collateral

* Strong organisational and process skills

Personal attributes:

* Energetic and flexible team member

* Ability to communicate positively and effectively

* Ability to organise and plan your and others time effectively

* Ability to implement systems

* Positive attitude and drive

* Time management and organisation skills

* Good work ethic

* Decisiveness

* Clear and strong communication skills

* Personable and approachable

* Enjoy working as part of a team

* Ability to meet to deadlines

* Good attention to detail

* Accountability

* Desire to progress and develop career