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Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Senior Tenderschrijver

Proposal ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have several years of experience writing large, complex, multidisciplinary tenders and be familiar with common EMVI and BPKV criteria.
  • The candidate must have experience coordinating the writing process with tender managers, multidisciplinary teams, and internal and external stakeholders.
  • The candidate must have excellent Dutch language proficiency at native or bilingual speaker level.
  • The candidate must be proficient in English.
  • The candidate must be able to understand complex technical content and write about it accessibly for a broad audience.

Responsibilities

  • Write texts that engage clients and help win tenders.
  • Understand clients' needs and translate them into a strong offer from Arcadis.
  • Direct and guide the writing process for large, complex, multidisciplinary tenders for public, semi-public, and private clients, including tenders prepared with external partners.
  • Ensure relevant information is incorporated into proposals and meets the award criteria in tender documents, including by organizing brainstorming sessions and interviewing technical specialists about the scope of requests.
  • Gather information through brainstorming and interviews and write it clearly and accessibly to align with the client's needs and objectives.
  • Review colleagues' plans of approach for persuasiveness, clarity, SMART formulation, and compliance with EMVI or BPKV criteria.
  • Contribute to improvements in tender processes, including improving general processes, developing new techniques for gathering information from specialists, and using AI to work more efficiently; alternatively, use writing skills to help specialists prepare reports.
  • Promote collaboration and a positive, inclusive team culture.
  • Model professionalism, integrity, and customer focus.
  • Coach and guide junior and medior colleagues on the tender team.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing and sharing best practices within the team and organization.
  • Encourage innovation, including applying new technologies such as AI and data analysis in the tender process.
  • Identify and initiate improvements to working methods, formats, and processes.
  • Use evaluations and feedback from previous tenders systematically to improve future work.
  • Monitor the quality of tender documents and support continuous optimization.
  • Stay informed about market developments and apply relevant knowledge to the work.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of mobility challenges, infrastructure replacement and renovation, or rail-related projects.
  • A completed bachelor's or master's degree, relevant professional certifications, and/or relevant training or courses.
  • Experience at a consultancy, engineering firm, or comparable professional organization.
  • Knowledge of German.

About the Company

Arcadis

Global design, engineering, consultancy for assets

Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and consultancy firm that creates and manages natural and built assets. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, serving governments, public agencies, and private companies. Its four business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience, and Intelligence—cover sustainable buildings and urban development, transportation infrastructure, climate adaptation, and data-driven digital solutions to optimize asset performance. The company earns fees for its integrated services that combine planning, design, engineering, and advisory work. Arcadis differentiates itself through its global reach and its integrated, multi-disciplinary approach that links physical design with data analytics and digital insights to deliver high-value solutions. Its goal is to help clients create and maintain sustainable, resilient, and efficient assets while improving decision-making and performance across complex projects.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Founded
1888

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