Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
You’ll be joining our
Highways Civil Engineering Projects work winning team, as part of the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including highway and structure maintenance and improvement schemes.
As a Bid Writer your duties & responsibilities will be:
- Working with bid teams to write tailored responses to clients and sectors, ensuring latest thinking is reflected in the submission.
- Turn technical information into work winning responses that reflect the client's aims and objectives.
- Develop and assess responses against evaluation criteria.
- Develop answer plans in line with client requirements and undertake storyboarding with subject matter experts .
- Ensure PQQ/ITT feedback is incorporated into subsequent submissions and shared.
- Support development of the bid library, gathering evidence and case studies to inform future submissions.
- Take responsibility for submissions’ presentation and formatting ensuring that these comply with the submissions and Company guidelines.
- Ensure compliance to the internal Work Winning Process.
- Ensure that all submission content is reviewed by relevant bid team members prior to submission.
- Attend internal lessons learnt meetings for both successful and unsuccessful submissions.
- Assist in the development of case studies, CV’s, capability statements and award submissions, when required.
- Implement the requirements of the Company Management System (CMS), as applicable to the business operations.
- Keep up to date with current legislation and industry trends.
Skills & Knowledge Requirements
- Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Word, including advanced formatting skills.
- At least 3 years working on multi-million-pound construction submissions.
- Thorough understanding of work winning procedures and processes including reviews.
- Excellent research capability.
- Ability to work as part of a team, building effective working relationships with both the wider work winning team and subject matter experts.
- Self-motivated with the drive to deliver against deadlines.
- Strong command of English language verbal and written (formal and informal).
- Excellent proofreading skills.
- Organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Experience in producing project case studies, project capability statements and brochures.
- Desire for self-development and continuous self-improvement.
- Demonstrate MGroup values and behaviours.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Remote working
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- Private health care and health care cash plan
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Personal Accident Cover
About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.