Assistant Bid Writer
3 days ago
Warrington
Job Title: Junior Bid Writer Location: Hybrid — Warrington Working Pattern: 2 days in office / 3 days remote Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum Reports To: Bid Team Lead About Us We are partnered with a fast-growing property maintenance company delivering high-quality, reliable service across residential, commercial, and public sector properties. As part of our client's expansion, their bid team is scaling up, and they are looking for a promising Junior Bid Writer to join them on this journey. There is exceptional opportunity for growth: in time, this role can evolve into senior bidding positions with greater responsibility over strategy, client engagement, and leadership. The Role As a Junior Bid Writer, you will be a key part of the bid submissions process. You’ll work directly with the Bid Team Lead, supporting the development, preparation, and delivery of high-quality tenders, proposals, and other bid materials. Key responsibilities include: • Preparing drafts of proposals, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs), Invitations to Tender (ITTs), and other bid documentation, • Working with operations, estimating, finance, and other internal teams to gather required data, technical/financial detail, case studies and evidence, • Ensuring all submissions comply with client requirements, scoring criteria, procurement rules, and internal quality standards, • Maintaining and updating a bid library / content repository: standard responses, case studies, templates, win themes, • Proofreading and editing content to ensure clarity, persuasiveness, consistency of tone, brand voice, and error-free submissions, • Helping with win/loss debriefs and feedback to improve future bids, • Managing deadlines and coordinating multiple bids simultaneously Who You’ll Be Essential Skills & Experience • Strong writing skills: excellent grammar, attention to detail, ability to write clearly and persuasively, • Some experience in writing, communications, proposals, or supporting bid/tender responses (this could be in property, construction, facility management, or similar industries), • Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects / tight deadlines, • Comfortable collaborating with internal stakeholders (technical, operational, commercial) to pull together inputs, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Desirable • Experience working with procurement, tender portals, or public sector tenders, • Understanding of property maintenance / building services / construction, • Experience using bid or proposal management software / systems, • Familiarity with producing case studies or content that illustrates value proposition What Our Client Offers • A supportive, growth-oriented environment where you’ll learn and be mentored by experienced bid professionals, • Opportunity to develop rapidly into more senior bid roles, handling larger, more strategic tenders, • Hybrid working (2 days in office, 3 from home) giving you flexibility and work-life balance, • Two possible office locations: Warrington or London (Stratford) – choose what best suits you, • Competitive salary up to £40,000, plus company benefits