Bid​/Proposals Writer

Job Description

Join to apply for the Bid/Proposals Writer role at WSP in the UK & Ireland
. This position is integral to WSP’s Strategic Bids Team, supporting operational businesses to deliver the company’s Strategic Growth Strategy through winning new, sustainable work.

The role requires UK-wide travel and involves preparing compelling, consistent bid content that reflects client drivers, objectives, and needs.

• Support WSP’s operational businesses to deliver growth through winning new, sustainable work.
• Build and maintain close links with subject matter experts and operational teams, collating best practice and innovation and articulating these into strategic bids.
• Understand client and internal requirements to support development of quality solutions and author written offers for strategic bids across WSP UK.
• Lead and facilitate content planning sessions with Bid Team members to establish structure, content, and flow of key responses.
• Develop written offers from initial content planning through drafting, quality reviews, to final production and submission.
• Adhere to and develop WSP’s in-house style guidance and coach team members in best practice writing for bids, client presentations, and sales collateral.
• Analyse bids to identify and share good practice, enhancing the library of high-scoring responses.
• Support bid planning, management, review, governance and feedback processes as required.

• Work closely and flexibly with the Bid Manager, technical authors, operational and business development staff to develop and advise on tailored solutions.
• Work independently to convert operational and business development knowledge into winning solutions and proposals.
• Develop new written content in collaboration with colleagues, ensuring comprehensive, correct and accurate answers.
• Identify and re‑work existing boilerplate to match specific client questions.
• Review, rewrite or edit written responses from others across a range of business functions.
• Build relationships quickly to deliver efficient, effective working within newly created bid teams.
• Analyse each bid to identify and share good practice with operational and business development staff across the business.

• Qualified to degree level in an appropriate subject (preferably English; other subjects that require assimilation and communication of information are acceptable).
• Good IT literacy, particularly MS Word; knowledge of InDesign is desirable.
• Relevant experience in a similar role producing tenders in WSP markets such as Transport & Infrastructure, Earth & Environment, Property & Buildings, Industry & Energy.
• Knowledge and experience of developing solutions and translating them into excellent written English for winning proposals.
• Strong command of oral and written English; ability to present complex ideas in a straightforward, compelling way.
• Excellent long‑form content development, writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong collaboration, communication and active listening skills in team environments.
• Ability to work independently to tight deadlines and influence at senior levels.
• Understanding of the professional services industry and public sector procurement process.
• Support and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms with 72,800 passionate people united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve.

Work-life balance: hybrid working policy offers flexibility to work from home two days a week with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging: welcoming applicants from varied backgrounds, encouraging authenticity and celebrating integrity.

Health & Wellbeing:
Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, gym flex, menopause support, and flexible leave options.

Flex your time: “WSP My Hour” allows one hour each day for personal activities that can be made up earlier or later.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.