Bid Writer

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Are you a bid writing professional that’s passionate about results & success, with a desire to create lasting value in an organization and have exceptional career development opportunities?

Sureserve Compliance Fire is seeking a dynamic Bid professional to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be key to the Growth strategy of our organization and drive its sustainable growth trajectory.

• Responding to SQ, RFP and ITTs.
• Tracking clarifications and liaising with the relevant persons.
• Working with the Leadership Team to create innovative solutions to develop a clear win strategy, ensuring win themes are clear, compelling, and aligned to client requirements.
• Drafting content and reusable documentation for PQQ / RFI / RFP / ITT / Frameworks and improving the existing knowledge base, driving improved productivity.
• Liaising with subject matter experts within SFE to develop case studies. Manage and facilitate storyboard sessions to develop our solutions and approach to qualitative questions, leading to best‑in‑class responses.
• Ensuring timescales are achieved at each step of the bid process, including all internal governance, while taking initiative in setting realistic deadlines.
• Ensuring on‑time submission of compliant and commercially sound bids.
• Co‑ordinating and planning client presentations required as part of the bid submission.
• Developing a business‑winning standard process, resolute tracking of all activities and production of value‑adding KPI metrics.
• Maintaining an accurate, documented Sales Database.
• Driving continuous improvement through post‑bid reviews.

• Demonstrable success and ability in bid writing and winning high‑value tenders within the public sector and social housing market, ideally within the Compliance Fire marketplace.
• Able to work quickly and accurately, under own initiative and to tight timescales.
• Excellent analytical, written and problem‑solving skills.
• Ideally a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrable successful experience in a matrix design organisation.
• Demonstrable career evidence of a key finance role in an organisation achieving significant growth in revenue & EBITDA.
• Ability to develop and implement processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, DP and InDesign.
• Ideally, but not essential, knowledge of fire safety works, such as active, passive works, etc.
• Ideally, but not essential, social housing sector experience.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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