Bid Writer

Gelder Group; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a talented Bid Writer to join their Commercial Department. You will prepare and manage bid submissions, ensuring high-quality responses tailored to client needs. The ideal candidate has proven bid writing experience in the construction sector, strong communication skills, and is highly organized. This full-time, office-based role in Lincoln offers competitive salary and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience of bid writing within the construction industry.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare compliant, compelling bid submissions.
• Write and edit persuasive quality responses.
• Manage and coordinate the quality elements of bids.

Skills

Bid writing expertise

Strong writing and editing skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Gelder Ltd is a leading construction company with a proud reputation for delivering projects across a diverse range of sectors. We are now looking for a talented Bid Writer to join our Commercial Department on a full-time basis, working alongside our estimators and pre-construction team to produce high-quality, winning bids.

The Role:

As Bid Writer, you will play a pivotal role in securing work for Gelder Ltd. You will:

• Work closely with estimators and the wider pre-construction team to prepare compliant, compelling bid submissions.
• Write and edit persuasive quality responses tailored to client requirements.
• Manage and coordinate the quality elements of bids for projects ranging from £100k to circa £10m.
• Ensure all submissions are completed to the highest standard and delivered on time.
• Support continuous improvement by maintaining and developing a library of bid content.

About You:

We’re looking for someone who brings both expertise and enthusiasm to the role:

• Proven experience of bid writing within the construction industry, particularly answering scored quality assessments.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative team player with the drive to contribute to successful outcomes.
• Someone who embodies the Gelder “Can-do” attitude – proactive, motivated, and committed to excellence.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Full-time, office-based role within our Commercial Department at our Lincoln head office.
• Opportunity to work on projects of varying size and complexity across multiple sectors.
• A supportive team culture with career development opportunities.

If you’re ready to bring your skills and ‘can-do’ attitude to a forward-thinking construction company, we’d love to hear from you.

The Gelder Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company's established policy is to ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs, either directly or indirectly, against any person on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, sex or marital status, religion or religious belief, sexual orientation or disability, or be disadvantaged by any other condition or requirement that is not essential for carrying out the job.

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