Bid Writer Job Description
Bid writer
provides construction bid management for construction projects which may include: new stores, remodels, additions & improvements (A&I) and special projects assigned.
Bid Writer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Take full control and responsibility for the production of bid responses in line with bid process, including authoring where required
Liaise with senior managers, collating and leading virtual bid team for opportunities
To understand the bid timelines and develop a bid plan to meet the relevant milestones on time and steer the virtual team to successful completion
Consistent activity and responsibility to raise the standard and quality of bids to increase bid win ratio
Support commercial negotiation in the contract phase through change management of the solution during negotiation, and managing information flow
Improves proposal writing results by evaluating and re-designing boilerplates
Assisting with development of bespoke proposals, best practice information, technique guides
Liaise with a diverse group of stakeholders to determine final tender response recommendations and solutions for each proposal submission
Develop, review and co-ordinate Governmental Sales bid and tender documentation, plans and presentations
Assist the Bid and Proposal Manager in tender strategy, co-ordination and delivery of Governmental Sales tenders
Bid Writer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Bid Writer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APMP
Education for Bid Writer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the bid writer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in English, Education, Professional Writing, Communications, Business, Technical, Journalism, Marketing, Writing, Engineering
Skills for Bid Writer
Desired skills for bid writer include:
Construction industry an advantage
Bid Writing within the Construction market
Bid Writer roles and responsibilities within the Construction market
Excel
MS Excel
MS Word and PowerPoint
Microsoft Office products
Microsoft Word
Overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas
Public Sector and how it operates advantageous but not essential
Desired experience for bid writer includes:
Ability to gather and co-ordinate data from subject matter experts both in Australia and overseas
Understanding of Defence and Government tender requirements
Ability to work autonomously under pressure to meet short deadlines
Assist internal Bid teams in developing documentation to meet their requirements
Co-ordination of data from subject matter experts both in Australia and overseas
Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met and the efficient and timely development of marketing collateral and presentations in support of your writing
Bid Writer Examples
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Bid Writer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of bid writer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for bid writer
- Assist the allotted Bid Manager(s) in the management of bids, working in partnership with the appointed business development manager to deliver agreed outputs within timescales set by the customer
- Contribute to the creation and delivery of our brand and brand values
- Leading facilitation of solution articulation processes for proposals by facilitating inputs across groups contribute to the same
- Applying prior presales experience to provide inputs to ( drive execution of) initiatives and projects to increase visibility of the function, sharpen service offerings, design integrated solutions, deepen engagements with the client facing teams sales
- Analyzes requirements and specifications, obtaining compliance information and sign-off as appropriate from Legal, Pricing, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Management
- Executes against bid response plans, including writing, editing and graphic design consistent with brand guidelines and style guides
- Collaborates with other team members to effect continuing process improvement
- Drafting and writing PQQ and/or bid submission responses using persuasive and positive language
- To be at the forefront of industry developments and client drivers to align bid responses with client/project strategic goals
- Develop a knowledge bank of bid material, evidence and responses to facilitate strategic development of quality responses
Qualifications for bid writer
- Strong corporate strategic and technical writing experience
- A tertiary qualification in Communications, Marketing, PR, or similar related discipline
- Desktop publishing (intermediate) experience, underpinned with Microsoft Office is essential
- Ability to develop a close working relationship with key company stakeholders
- High level of personal organisation and time management, ability to work flexibly
- A degree or qualification in a relevant field
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of bid writer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for bid writer
- Become a trusted advisor and voice of our prospects and customers throughout the organization and particularly with sales and operations
- Become the company ambassador to develop, update (based on company need, industry standards, ), educate, and evangelize [one voice, one message, and one standard] the company standards, such as marketing standards, company positioning, and standard language authorized for use with prospects, customers, or other external parties to other departments across the organization
- Must be highly skilled in tender preparation, market and product research, and strong corporate writing skills
- Reporting of progress
- As part of the Business Development team, you will be writing clear and concise prequalification and tender submissions
- Write client and bid focused market leading responses
- Review / proof read the final production materials to ensure that message quality, format and content meet agreed objectives
- Produce supporting case studies and method statements as needed
- Bid writing and production of high quality visuals, presentations and documents
- Proposition shaping and development
Qualifications for bid writer
- Comfortable managing frequent change at many levels
- Experience in bid-related role - desirable
- Engineering/construction experience - highly desirable
- Experience providing general project support - highly desirable
- Passionate about building on your communication and design skills
- Relevant Tertiary Qualifications in communications, marketing or other discipline - highly desirable
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Our company is looking for a bid writer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for bid writer
- To create and maintain content for the information library
- Work with subject matter experts from across the globe to source and create proposal content and to keep it up to date
- Work with end users to ensure any new customer topics are covered and adapt library accordingly
- Ensure proposal content is industry best-in-class
- Proactively propose new and different ways of working to our business challenges, focussing on ways to improve the quality of bids whilst reducing costs
- Act to promote a spirit of constant innovation across the Commercial team
- Creating highly customized bid response documents and proposals for customers of all sizes around the world (including RFIs, RFPs, Executive Summaries)
- Providing proactive support and leadership in the creation of ad hoc sales materials and supporting documents
- Owning and managing our database of pre-written RoomIt by CWT strategic, technical and operational bid content
- Responsible for general corporate related writing proposal development and writing
Qualifications for bid writer
- Solid experience in tender proposal planning, writing, review and delivery
- A track record of winning proposals within highly competitive markets
- Experience with Adobe design suite - highly desirable
- Preparing and managing the production of bids
- Driving, leading and assisting in the production of best in class bid quality answers that meet the quality and scoring criteria
- Identifying and driving delivery of technical and administrative support required where necessary
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Our company is looking for a bid writer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for bid writer
- Develop proposal templates and responses for complex Request for Proposals
- Assist in bid/response process for entire Request for Proposal process
- Develop presentation packages and briefing documentation
- Work with sales and delivery to understand customer business
- Participate or lead in process improvement initiatives to increase efficiencies for proposal and presentation development
- Mentor and train junior-level team members
- Analyze pertinent industry/market literature, drafts bid proposal copy, and verifies documentation
- Customize templates for proposal responses and internal library
- Partner with Subject Matter Expects (SMEs) to gather information and develop technical material for responses
- Recommend content for proposal response based on prior proposal experience
Qualifications for bid writer
- Assisting with the development of bidding strategy and delivery processes based on continual improvement including capturing of benefits, added value and innovation
- Facilitate communication during and after bids are submitted both internally and externally
- Compliance with Group and Unit directives and governance within delegated authorities
- Compliance with group systems and the Quality, Environmental and Safety system
- Delivery of bids within budget
- To carry out relevant research and liaise with appropriate departments and specialists to obtain relevant information/details to allow written solutions to be developed and considered
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of bid writer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for bid writer
- Assist in maintaining a document control system, track and control changes to documents, and edit the draft documents of others while accurately incorporating all edits from reviewers
- Actively participate in bid strategy meetings to prepare proposal responses
- Write technical content with a Sales flavor for it to be presented to the client
- Needs to be resourceful on finding applicable content and to adjust content appropriately
- Proven experience in a Sales Administration/ Bid Coordinator / IT Change type role
- Be an effective communicator, both written and oral
- First class telephone manner
- Ability to maintain control of a wide range of tasks
- Initial review of incoming leads/RFI/RFP and evaluates the requirements against Carestream’s products before further bid/no bid qualification
- Owns the RFI/RFP process and is the main point of contact internally and externally for all questions regarding the status of the RFI/RFP and all clarification questions from the customer
Qualifications for bid writer
- Will act as a champion of and acts credibly in accordance with the organisation’s values (PRIDE)
- Evidential experience of developing and writing winning proposals
- Potential clients, with a particular focus on sharing best practice with colleagues
- Excellent presentation (inc reviews, storyboarding) and communication skills
- Demonstrable experience of collaborative behaviours
- Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and