Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead and manage a high performing team of Bid Writers and Development Support Coordinators responsible for delivering all bids across the Municipal Services Division.
- Inspire, motivate and support the team to produce high quality written submissions for a wide range of contracts.
- Lead the review and final sign off of all method statements, selection questionnaires and pre market engagement responses.
- Partner with Business Development Managers to create compelling quality responses throughout every stage of the bid process.
- Drive continuous improvement of bid templates, processes and submission standards across the Business Development team.
- Coordinate internal reporting, progress meetings, approval papers and Investment Committee submissions to keep bids on track and fully governed.
- Work closely with departments including Fleet, HR, IT and Procurement.
- Support strategic Bid / No Bid decisions alongside senior leadership.
- Manage and develop the Bid Writing team while maintaining a strong library of model answers, case studies and best practice content across Municipal Services.
- Build strong relationships across the business by attending regional meetings.
Requirements
- Degree educated or equivalent qualification, with strong written English skills and excellent attention to detail
- Previous experience within a tendering, bidding or pricing environment, with a track record of producing successful submissions
- Strong ability to write clear, persuasive and high quality bid content within tight deadlines
- Knowledge of the waste industry or wider environmental services sector would be highly advantageous
- Confident communicator, capable of building strong working relationships across multiple departments and stakeholders
- Highly organised and commercially aware, with the ability to manage multiple bids and priorities simultaneously.
Benefits
- Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
- Competitive salary.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Life cover.