About Us
Or client is at the forefront of offsite construction, delivering high-quality, complex modular and engineered builds across sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, education, and more. They combine advanced design, in-house fabrication, rigorous quality control and compliance to deliver projects fast, safely and sustainably.
The Role
We’re looking for a skilled Bid Writer to join our client's Business Development / Pre-Construction function. You’ll be producing persuasive, compelling bid documents that help win new business. Working closely with technical, estimating, design, operations and commercial colleagues, your words will make a real difference in securing contracts.
This is a hybrid role based in Newcastle, combining remote working with regular attendance in the office / site as needed.
Key Responsibilities
About You
You’re likely to have:
Desirable (but not essential):
What We Offer
Or client is at the forefront of offsite construction, delivering high-quality, complex modular and engineered builds across sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, education, and more. They combine advanced design, in-house fabrication, rigorous quality control and compliance to deliver projects fast, safely and sustainably.
The Role
We’re looking for a skilled Bid Writer to join our client's Business Development / Pre-Construction function. You’ll be producing persuasive, compelling bid documents that help win new business. Working closely with technical, estimating, design, operations and commercial colleagues, your words will make a real difference in securing contracts.
This is a hybrid role based in Newcastle, combining remote working with regular attendance in the office / site as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Research, write, and edit high-quality content for proposals, tenders, PQQs / PQs, ITTs, framework bids etc.
- Collaborate with internal teams (design, technical, operations, estimating, commercial) to gather and shape content and ensure accuracy.
- Analyse client / tender requirements and evaluation criteria to tailor responses (win themes, value propositions) effectively.
- Maintain and develop a library of case studies, standard content, templates, boilerplate copy for reuse.
- Manage bid content timelines, ensuring inputs are gathered, drafts reviewed, proofread and submitted on time.
- Ensure consistency of style, tone, branding, layout and compliance across all submissions.
- Support continuous improvement: capture lessons learned from bids won and lost, refine content and processes accordingly.
- Occasionally assist with visual or presentation elements that accompany written bids (e.g. graphics, slide decks).
About You
You’re likely to have:
- Proven experience as a Bid Writer or in a similar role, ideally in construction / modular / engineering / regulated sectors.
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills; ability to translate technical detail into clear, persuasive narrative.
- Good understanding of procurement / tendering processes (PQQ / ITT / framework etc.), and what clients are looking for.
- Ability to manage multiple bids / deadlines, prioritise effectively, and work under pressure.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and an ability to follow-up / chase inputs from others.
- A collaborative working style; able to work across varied teams and with different stakeholders.
- Good communication skills; both written and verbal.
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience of bid / tender portals.
- Familiarity with brand / document design / presentation tools.
- Some exposure to regulated environments or compliance-driven sectors (e.g. healthcare, life sciences).
What We Offer
- A competitive salary reflecting your experience.
- Hybrid working: flexibility to work from home some of the time, with regular presence in Newcastle offices.
- Exposure to exciting, high-profile projects across sectors.
- Opportunity to shape how bids are presented, and build a recognized contribution to business growth.
- Working in a business committed to quality, sustainability, safety, innovation.
