Bid Writer (Social Value)

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

With ambitious growth plans, this is an exciting time to join SYSTRA Ltd as we continue to develop and

raise our profile in the UK. We currently have an opportunity for a passionate Bid Writer experienced in

completing Social Value responses, ideally with experience in transportation and/or the wider infrastructure sector, to spearhead our objective of maximising Bid Excellence through ensuring that we write compelling quality submissions for our bids that meet the client’s tender requirements as clearly and comprehensively as possible.

Missions/Main Duties

Duties associated with this post will include: -

• Take the lead on social value aspects of bidding, analysing questions, identifying relevant and appropriate forms of response to maximise bid evaluation scores whilst avoiding excessive cost of implementation.
• Liaising with the UK&I Sustainability Lead to ensure social value responses are accurate and achievable.
• Providing support and guidance to the wider business in terms of how to address social value aspects of bids including guidance in drafting effective responses.
• Work with the Bid directors and Bid Managers to develop a proposal structure and produce written bid responses and presentation collateral in line with deadlines.
• Reviewing and editing previously written content where necessary, working with other bid team members and wider SYSTRA group employees to gather evidence and craft compelling win themes/propositions.
• Write effective, concise, and compelling content while under the pressure of deadlines.
• Writing content for bid presentations and all supporting documentation, ensuring a cohesive and consistent alignment to bid submissions.
• Construct a response which pulls together information gleaned from a variety of sources in a format which is both interesting and comprehensive.
• Support other bid team members to give them confidence to write and produce materials themselves.
• Support the development of the bid library content.
• Carry audits of past bids for quality and continuous improvement
• Engage with clients on each opportunity to ensure thorough understanding of their current and future needs.
• Review preliminary bid documents to recommend go/no go decisions in line with our business strategy to maximise the probability of success.
• Be familiar with the design and technical capabilities, and operational processes and procedures and team leaders within SYSTRA group
• Engage with the broader UK organisation to develop close working relationships and leverage joint technical capability.
• Write key elements of the bid responses with assistance from colleagues as needed and ensuring commercial requirements and risks are considered and mitigated.
• Champion continuous improvement through lessons learnt for future bids/proposals and by engaging with SYSTRA Group’s ‘Bid Excellence’ team.

Profile/Skills

• Degree or recognised engineering qualifications (preferred)
• Proven track record of successful bid/proposal quality response delivery including demonstrable completion of Social Value high scoring, well received responses with a sound understanding of commercial and contract terms.
• Ability to understand client needs and translate these into concrete technical solution
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration skills are essential for the role
• Ability to work as a member of cross-cultural teams in different time zones
• Ability to make decisions in a time-pressurised situations
• Ability to write concise and accurate answers in perfect English
• Experience in InDesign and similar deign packages is desirable
• Professional approach with the ability to motivate others
• Good engineering and technical knowledge and the willingness and ability to learn quickly
• Self-motivated with excellent personal time management skills

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