Bid Writer

January 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Bid Writer

We're looking for a Bid Writer to join Kier Construction within our Clients & Markets business unit. The role itself is flexible on location in the UK. Within this role, you can enjoy company car/car allowance, pension matched up to 7.5%, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and even more.

Location: Flexible

Contract: Permanent - full time, flexible hours available

Responsibilities

As a Bid Writer, you will support bidding excellence on a wide range of frameworks and projects across multiple sectors. You will be responsible for understanding tender documents and Client requirements, developing win themes and answer plans, engaging expert contributors, articulating Client-focussed solutions, and Kier added value.

Developing and producing high quality written submissions across our construction business, you will work closely with our regional bid teams in response to client specific needs. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Input to bid win strategies
  • Lead storyboarding and win theme planning
  • Develop comprehensive answer plans
  • Write responses with input from subject matter experts
  • Support evidence capture including site visits
  • Research industry initiatives and Government policy
  • Contribute to our bid library and thought leadership pieces
  • Write and red review quality bids
  • Input to business-wide bidding best practice
Who are we looking for?

  • A proven track record of writing high quality construction sector bids
  • A strong understanding of design and construction process is preferred
  • A wide range of bid winning and writing skills
  • Evidence of developing high quality responses that reflect Client-specific needs
  • Self-motivated and resourceful with the ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to communicate with senior people / teams
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:


  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • Company car/car allowance
  • 26 days holidays per annum + bank holidays
  • Pension matched up to 7.5%
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Closing date: 27th February 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.