Bid Writer

Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
SGS Hub

Do you have exceptional writing skills, and want to develop your bid-writing career in a fast-paced, fun and supportive environment? Do you relish the challenge of working to a deadline? Are you as happy collaborating with colleagues and building relationships with clients as you are writing?

If this sounds like you, then read on.

We’re SGS Hub, a boutique consultancy that helps companies win contracts to deliver large-scale construction and infrastructure projects through our estimating, bid and proposals management, bid writing and marketing expertise.

Our co-founders, Susie and Graham, started SGS Hub in September 2022. Since then, we’ve doubled in size with ambitious and exciting goals for the future. To achieve these goals we need to keep building our great team to help us take SGS Hub to the next level and beyond. To continue this, we’re currently looking for a Bid Writer to join our Proposals team.

What you can expect working at SGS Hub

• A supportive and collaborative working environment, with a team of colleagues ready to help you be the best you can be and support you in your aspirations.
• The opportunity to work across industry tiers and sectors to enhance your experience and pursue your specific interests and passions.
• Great career progression opportunities – we’ll support you in attending industry conferences, gaining relevant qualifications and joining the right organisations to progress your own development.
• The opportunity to give back – you’ll get one day of paid leave each year to volunteer for the charity of your choice.
• Flexible working hours, so you can fit in doctors’ and dentists’ appointments, school runs and sports days.
• Hybrid working – we’re happy for each team member to agree what works best with their line manager, but we generally aim for three days a week either in the office (in Cossington, Leicestershire, with free parking but limited public transport links) or at clients, and two days’ remote work. There will be some travel required to visit clients.
• 30 days’ holiday including Bank Holidays, plus an additional paid Mental Health Day as and when you need it.
• 10% discount at Box gyms in Loughborough and Enderby.

About the Bid Writer role

As a Bid Writer reporting to our Proposals Lead, you’ll be writing high-quality, compelling and articulate responses for invitations to tender, selection questionnaires, proposals, expressions of interest, case studies and social media content.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Working collaboratively with clients and members of the SGS team to collate and understand tender requirements.
• Working as part of a bid team to develop plans to respond to tender questions and identify the themes that will underpin a high-quality bid.
• Writing high-quality, compelling, and innovative responses that meet client criteria in bid and tender specifications.
• Taking part in collaborative reviews of tender responses throughout the drafting process and actioning the outcomes.
• Reviewing and proofreading written content to help develop accurate and professional submissions.
• Crafting social media content and case studies to support bid submissions and client business development activities.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

One or two years of experience in writing high-quality bid responses in a competitive tendering environment is desirable but not essential – if you’re an outstanding writer with a background in, and passion for, writing exceptional copy and are keen to pursue a career in bid writing, we’d love to hear from you. We’ll be happy to provide the relevant training and development you need.

A bit more about who we’re looking for:

• You’ll have excellent written skills with a talent for writing in a concise, compelling and convincing manner.
• You’ll have the ability to grasp complex technical information and articulate it accurately, clearly, and succinctly.
• You’re a team player, who is keen to collaborate with colleagues to create winning bids and who will happily build strong relationships with clients.
• You’re happy proofreading and editing written content with meticulous attention to detail.
• You’re confident in picking up different client requirements and expressing their unique qualities.
• You get a buzz out of working to a deadline, and enjoy the energy of a fast-paced and fun environment.

We’re a young but ambitious consultancy and this is a great opportunity to develop and make the role your own, helping us grow as you do so.

About you

When it comes to growing our team, it’s not always about finding the ‘perfect’ candidate with very specific skills and experience. For us, it’s more about personality, ambition and people that align with our own values of:

• Making a real difference
• Winning together
• Caring with curiosity
• Enjoying the journey.

There are some traits we’ll want to see in everyone who comes to work at SGS Hub:

• You’ll want to make a difference through your work and want to play your part in building a better future – for yourself and for society more broadly.
• Team spirit plays a huge part in how we operate, both within SGS Hub and with our clients. We’re looking for people who, just like us, love to win, and genuinely want to work together and build a culture of teamwork and camaraderie.
• You’ll want to grow with us. At SGS Hub, you get out what you put in. We’ll always do our best to help you succeed in your own career and empower you to progress.
• You’ll need to genuinely care – about your colleagues, about SGS Hub, our clients, the work we do and the impact it has.
• You’ll want to help us create a great place to work where we can thrive as a business and as individuals, doing work that we love, that has impact and that we can be proud of.
• You’ll enjoy working in a high-energy, hard-working and fun environment – we enjoy ourselves and our work and bring fresh energy to every project. We all have a part to play in making this happen.

Apply nowwith your CV and give us a brief description of why you think you’re right for the role. Make it clear which role you’re applying for in the email subject line.

We see it as a full-time role but are open to discussion on working hours for the right candidate.

What happens next?

We’ll come back to you as soon as we can once we’ve reviewed your CV. If we think you might be a good fit, we’ll set up a quick call to get to know you better. After this, the next stage will be an in-person interview, including short writing and proofreading exercises.

Whatever happens, we won’t drag things out and we’ll always let you know the outcome.

Good luck!