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Bid Writer

Location: Bristol
Location Bristol
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

At Ridge and Partners, we are a growing, multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy helping clients create better, more sustainable places for people to live, learn, work and play. As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a Bid Writer to join our Bristol office. This role will suit a bid professional who is not only a talented writer and editor, but also an influential collaborator with the ability to lead on major opportunities, guide technical teams, and bring structure and consistency to high-value submissions.

What you’ll do:

  • Prepare and write compelling bids. Develop clear, concise and tailored responses ensuring they align with client requirements and objectives.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders. Work closely with technical experts and senior leaders to gather relevant information for bid submissions.
  • Create structured and persuasive responses. Ensure answers are well structured, easy to read and understand, highlighting Ridge’s key strengths and what makes us different.
  • Conduct research and gather information from a wide range of sources, writing from scratch or editing material as appropriate.
  • Facilitate win themes, storyboarding and answer planning.
  • Proofread and edit. Review bid content to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance with client requirements, as well as correct style and grammar.
  • Converting knowledge from operational staff by conducting 1 to 1 interviews.
  • Develop case studies and examples. Create and update project experience, case studies and testimonials that demonstrate past success and expertise.
  • Compliance. Ensure that all bids meet legal, contractual and client specific requirements.
  • Prepare presentation materials. Assist in preparing presentation documents or slides for presentations where required.
  • Work with graphic designers to produce appropriate graphics that enhance the response.
  • Track feedback. Review feedback on bid success or failure and suggest improvements for future proposals.

What you’ll bring:

  • Previous experience in a bid writing role.
  • A passion for writing and a flair for communication complex ideas. Ability to convey complex technical information in a clear and persuasive manner.
  • Exemplar writing, editing and proofreading skills.
  • Strong relationship building skills.
  • Attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
  • An ability to work to tight deadlines.
  • Understanding of construction, engineering or related sectors would be advantageous.

Qualifications and Tools

  • APMP Certification an advantage 
  • Microsoft word proficiency (required)
  • Familiarity with Adobe InDesign and graphic design processes (desirable)

Interested in taking on career-defining bids?
We’d love to hear from you.

 

 

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

Ridge core values 1. Quality and reliability Pressing for superior results - every time. 2. Agile and flexible Deep listening, a true understanding and workable, bespoke solutions in response. 3. Proactive and creative One step ahead, we dare to imagine a brighter world. 4. Entrepreneurial and dynamic Our inner spirit for learning, discovery and innovation inspires opportunities.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

Annual
leave

A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.

Community
spirit

You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.

Mental
health

Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.

Financial benefits

A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.

Physical
wellbeing

Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.

Flexible
working

Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.

Career development

A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.

Extra
benefits

Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

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