A leading recycling and waste management business is seeking a Senior Bid Writer to be based in their central London office.
Reporting into the Bid Manager, you will deliver a vital role in developing winning tender responses. As a key contributor to our growth plans, you will engage with departments across the business to communicate our innovative approach to sustainability.
The role requires someone who is highly organised and able to successfully deliver multiple tenders through to completion.
Duties will include:
- Writing copy, formatting information and creating bid content
- Assisting with Project Management by diarising key deadlines and milestones
- Meeting with colleagues to gather information and input for bids
- Supporting rehearsals and presentation stage preparations
- Drafting PQQ responses and other preparatory submission documents
- Supporting design and development of proposal documents
- Preparing tender alert emails
- Attending scoping, kick off and debrief meetings
- Preparing Bid Submission checklists and documents for each response
- Uploading PQQ, text responses and other documents to Tender Portals
- Managing tender portals to ensure messages, instructions and documents are received and distributed as required
Candidates MUST have:
- Proven track record in a similar role, ideally in one of the following sectors - sustainability, environmental services, waste management, facilities management (FM), recycling or circular economy sectors.
- Abilities coordinate and deliver multiple tenders simultaneously
- Good copywriting and proposal writing skills
- Good stakeholder management skills, able to work collaboratively across multiple departments to reach successful outcomes
Desirable are:
- Experience working the environmental services, sustainability, waste management, recycling or facilities management space – including areas such as cleaning, security or M&E
- Commercial awareness and negotiating skills
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with sustainability at its core and that offers good career progression, the successful candidate will receive a basic salary of up to £42,000, bonus and good benefits.
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