Bid Writer/ Technical Writer

We're looking for a Bid Writer/Technical Writer to join our Kier Infrastructure team 

Location: Can be based anywhere in the UK- remote working with occasional travel for meetings

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

We're seeking a Bid Writer or Technical Writer with operational experience to join our successful work winning team. In this role, you'll be responsible for producing professionally written proposals that clearly communicate our values and win themes in response to client requirements. You'll work collaboratively with bid team members and subject matter experts to ensure the effective coordination and timely completion of pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders to an industry-leading standard.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Bid Writer/Technical Writer, you'll be working within the work winning team, supporting them in securing new contracts across our diverse portfolio.

Your day to day will include:

• Writing and editing compelling proposals across water, energy, nuclear, environmental, rail, aviation and highways sectors in line with client bid strategy and key win themes
• Collaborating with operational, technical and commercial teams to develop high-quality submissions that meet strict deadlines
• Leading storyboard sessions and participating in workshops to agree win strategies, themes and key messages
• Researching client requirements and business needs to contribute to win themes, and maintaining our bid library of previous responses and evidence
• Undertaking site visits, producing case studies and supporting evidence gathering and lessons learned workshops

What are we looking for?

This role of Bid Writer/Technical Writer is great for you if you hold:

• Proven skills in writing and editing proposal content in a similar business context
• Experience working for a main contractor or consultant within utilities, nuclear, civil engineering, transportation or construction sectors
• Ability to effectively review and edit bid content from engineering and other professional personnel
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work at pace under pressure
• Proficiency in all major MS Office platforms and have strong time management skills

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.