Senior Bid Writer – Doncaster

The Powerlines Group GmbH is the leading European supplier for railway electrification. The company group is active in the business segments RAIL, PRODUCTS and ENERGY. In the RAIL segment, Powerlines is a full service provider and offers its customers the whole range of services from Consulting and System Design to Installation and Maintenance.

Senior Bid Writer – Doncaster

Duties:

To write persuasive proposals in support of winning new business, including information and document compilation and best practice capture. To assist the bid team by co-ordinating documents through a structured review process.

• Gather, collate and write material to meet the requirements for pre-qualification and tender submissions
• Work to a programme of deliverables to meet tender requirements
• Maintain regular communication with the work winning team
• Capture and support development of bid ‘win themes’ from tender strategy meetings
• Write specific responses to questions in a PQQ or tender
• Keep up to date with project-specific case studies and value reports
• Live the SPL Powerlines ‘SHARP’ values
• Produces bespoke material to support business development and account management activities
• Research and write supporting information for use in proposals, including case studies, CVs, project best practice and project innovations
• Proactively engage in knowledge management systems, capturing and submitting evidence for use in future bids
• Liaise with the operations teams to ensure that they are briefed on the details of the bid or PQQ and work with them on the resolution of technical responses
• Keep abreast of proposal best practice, including guidance to less experienced staff and those from other areas of the business

The Person:

• Management role for an individual with a proven experience in successfully leading bid writing on complex bids for multi-million-pound projects
• A relevant professional qualification is desirable
• Customer centric in approach, they will have the strategic insight to understand the range of opportunities in invitations to tender and be comfortable working with JV partners
• The individual will know ‘what good looks like’ in bid submissions and work winning and have hands on experience of leading writing on major bids in a timely manner
• Thorough knowledge and experience of the techniques and methods of proposal writing, and the requirements for quality presentations and customer-focused communication
• Attention to detail and the ability to see tasks through to completion
• A self-starter who can manage their own time and who proactively seeks and executes activities that will add value
• Good working knowledge of InDesign publishing software
• Minimum of 5 years of Bid Wiring experience
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel – intermediate level
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ensuring attention to detail
• Highly organised and able to manage own time effectively to meet deadlines
• Communicates effectively at all levels
• Strong understanding and working experience of bidding work for Network Rail
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Willing to travel as required to fulfil the requirements of the position.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar desirable

We Offer You:

• A varied, responsible and challenging position.
• An open, dynamically growing international business environment.
• The opportunity to actively participate in the development of the company.

If you are interested in this role, have the drive, ambition and relevant experience and skills to join this fast paced team, please apply right here in the Job Portal.

You can find more exciting jobs at http://career.powerlines-group.com.

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