Established in 1975, Luddon Construction Ltd is proud to be celebrating 50 years of delivering high-quality infrastructure across Scotland and beyond. We are one of the country’s leading privately owned construction companies, operating as a successful and reputable civil engineering, building, and surfacing contractor.
With our Head Office based in Glasgow, and regional offices supporting projects throughout the UK, our team of over 500 employees delivers integrated and innovative solutions across a wide range of demanding markets.
We are seeking a talented Bid Writer to join the Bid Team. The ideal candidate will be responsible as part of the Bid Team for creating high-quality, compelling, and competitive proposals to secure new business opportunities within the construction industry. This role requires a keen understanding of construction projects, excellent written communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with various teams and departments to produce winning bids.
This exciting role attracts an excellent remuneration package and there will be opportunities for career development and upward progression within a successful, friendly and supportive team environment
Responsibilities
- Work with the Bid Manager and wider bid team in the overall production of quality tender submissions.
- Interpret tender documentation, specifications and client instructions to identify key submission requirements, evaluation criteria and scoring methodology.
- Manage formatting, version control, document layout and production for final tender submissions.
- Ensure tender documents adhere to portal requirements, word counts, formats, and submission protocols.
- Produce clear, compelling and compliant quality answers in line with tender deadlines.
- Develop, write and edit bid content, ensuring consistent tone, messaging and formatting across all documentation.
- Liaise with Estimating, Business Development, HSQE, Operations and Project Delivery teams to obtain bid inputs.
- Complete PQQ, RFI, Contractor Competence and On-boarding documentation as required.
- Maintain and update staff CVs, Project Data Sheets and Case Studies for tender submissions.
- Take ownership of the tender information library/bank and ensure content is accurate, updated and compliant with current standards.
- Assist in the production and formatting of post-tender presentations.
Qualifications & Knowledge·
- Degree/HND/HNC in English/Business/Marketing or equivalent is desirable
- Strong understanding of PQQ/ITT and competitive tendering processes within the Construction industry.
- Experience producing technical written content with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud software is desirable
Experience & Skills
- Proven track record of successful bid writing in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience coordinating and developing tender submissions, case studies and CVs.
- Understanding of public/private procurement and evaluation criteria.
- Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
- Strong time management and ability to work to fixed deadlines.
- Confident in liaising with stakeholders and gathering information.
- High level of document formatting and presentation competency.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
Application question(s):
- Understanding of PQQ/ITT and competitive tendering processes within the Construction Industry
Experience:
- Technical Writing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
