Bid Writer

Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd., part of the Sureserve Group, is a specialist in Life Safety compliance services. Through design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of fire safety and electrical systems, we deliver fire and electrical compliance and testing services. This covers a comprehensive range of physical infrastructure and safety considerations required for a building to meet regulatory requirements. As a leading fire and electrical compliance service provider to the public sector, our success relies upon a market-leading, engaged, and highly skilled team, for which we are always seeking skilled and self-motivated individuals to join us.

Role Overview

Sureserve Compliance Fire are seeking a dynamic Bid professional to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be key to the Growth strategy of our organization and driving its sustainable growth trajectory.

Key Responsibilities

• Responding to SQ, RFP and ITTs.
• Tracking clarifications and liaising with the relevant persons.
• Working with the Leadership Team to create innovative solutions to develop a clear win strategy, ensuring win themes are clear, compelling, and aligned to client requirements.
• Draft content and reusable documentation for PQQ / RFI / RFP / ITT / Frameworks and improving, the existing knowledge base, driving improved productivity.
• Liaising with subject matter experts within Sureserve to develop case studies
• Manage and facilitate storyboard sessions to develop our solutions and approach to qualitative questions, leading to best in class responses.
• Ensure timescales are achieved at each step of the bid process, including all internal governance, while taking the initiative in setting realistic deadlines.
• Ensure on-time submission of compliant and commercially sound bids.
• Co-ordinate and plan client presentations required as part of the bid submission.
• Develop Business winning standard process, resolute tracking of all activities and production of value adding KPI metrics
• Maintain an accurate, documented Sales Database
• Drive continuous improvement through post-bid reviews

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrable success and ability in bid writing and winning high-value tenders within the public sector and social housing market, ideally within the Compliance Fire marketplace.
• Able to work quickly and accurately, under own initiative and to tight timescales.
• Excellent analytical, written and problem-solving skills.
• Ideally a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrable successful experience in a matrix design organisation.
• Demonstrable career evidence of a key finance role in an organisation achieving significant Growth in Revenue & EBITDA
• Ability to develop and implement processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, DP and InDesign.
• Ideally but not essential, knowledge of fire safety works, such as active, passive works etc.
• Ideally but not essential, social housing sector experience

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• 24/7 Virtual GP service
• Bike 2 Work scheme
• Discount benefits hub
• Health cash back scheme
• Hybrid working
• Career progression opportunities
• Ongoing Mentoring and ‘career / performance coaching’
• Commitment to training and development