Senior Bid Writer

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide., including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Bid Writer to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial in crafting compelling and winning proposals for complex infrastructure projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide Lead Author/Bid Writing services on forthcoming PQQs and Tenders (subject to timely client release of documents).
• Ensure responses are produced to a high standard and quality, taking into account the full question is being answered and the scoring criteria followed and applied.
• Ensure effective engagement with subject matter experts (SME) in relation to gathering response information/evidence and ensuring adherence to deadlines (internal and client).
• Ensure the full suite of client documents associated with the PQQ/Tender have been read and understood.
• Ensure content provided by SMEs is appropriately challenged and escalated to the appropriate person within the bid team if the SME is under delivering.
• Ensure the responses produced are optimised to score the highest marks possible.
• Working closely with bid directors, BD directors, bid managers, technical leads and field specialists to develop key messages, themes, approaches and innovative / value-added concepts
• Working with external specialists/writers and working directly with clients, if required
• Support other Business Development related tasks such as BD related marketing collateral and/or master case study/evidence gathering activity
• Analyze requirements and ensure that all proposals meet requirements
• Coordinate and lead all technical aspects of the bid process including development, outlines, preparing drafts, scheduling reviews, and tracking completion of team assignments
• Assist with maintaining a database with standard proposal responses
• Contribute intelligence related to clients and competitors to support project pursuits
• Assist in ensuring all bidding qualifications are in place and maintained

Effectively catalog department information, templates, databases, generic information, etc.

Job Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field.
* Proven experience as a Bid Writer, Senior Bid Writer,
* Demonstrable track record of successfully securing major contracts through high-quality bid submissions.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and a strong command of grammar, punctuation, and style.
* Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
* A strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
* Understanding of public procurement processes and frameworks (e.g., PQQ, ITT, RFQ) within the UK construction market.

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

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