Bid Writer

We're looking for a Bid Writer to join our Kier Places team based in Basingstoke.

Location: Basingstoke
Hours: Monday – Friday 08:30 to 17:00 

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team where you'll use your skills and experience to make a real difference. The Bid Writer will play a key role in supporting the planned and sustained business growth of Kier Places through preparing successful submissions and supporting the end-to-end bid process. You'll work closely with the Operations Team and functional specialists to develop new content, working on both local bids and strategic national opportunities. Kier Places provides FM, maintenance, fire safety, compliance and refurbishment projects to a wide range of public sector clients, and as we work towards our growth ambitions, you'll be critical to achieving our success.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Bid Writer, you'll be working within the Kier Places team, supporting them in achieving challenging work winning targets. Your day to day will include:

• Owning the written content of quality submissions and crafting compelling bids that win
• Establishing a clear understanding of client requirements and developing win plans for each opportunity
• Managing the clarification process with clients and keeping the bid team fully informed throughout
• Supporting teams to prepare for site visits and interviews, including presentations and team briefings
• Attending bid handover meetings to ensure all knowledge gained during the tender period is communicated to delivery teams

What are we looking for?

This role of Bid Writer is great for you if:

• You have a strong background in FM and understand the sector well
• You have demonstrable experience of working in a bid environment
• You're used to working to demanding deadlines and remain resilient under pressure
• You're a strong team player who enjoys collaborating with others to reach innovative solutions

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.