Bid/Proposals Technical Author

Overview

In this Associate Director role, you will lead the development of high-quality, persuasive proposal narratives for major infrastructure bids. You will work with cross-functional experts to translate complex technical content into client-focused submissions, shaping responses to evaluation criteria and differentiating the offer. The position sits within a growth-focused UK infrastructure agenda, with opportunities to influence the quality and impact of our bid content. You will mentor colleagues, drive continuous improvement in technical writing, and contribute to market-leading thought leadership.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• 10% car allowance
• Generous pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead authorship of technical responses for major infrastructure bids
• Create precise, compliant and persuasive content aligned with client requirements
• Interpret evaluation frameworks and shape responses to scoring criteria
• Translate complex methodologies and value propositions into accessible narratives
• Coordinate multidisciplinary responses and consolidate contributions
• Review content for quality, completeness, consistency and compliance
• Collaborate with bid, resourcing and commercial leads to align submissions with delivery plans
• Manage bid quality assurance processes, including stage reviews
• Support early pipeline and pursuit planning and capture lessons learned
• Develop tailored case studies and value propositions for infrastructure markets
• Contribute to marketing, presentation and thought-leadership content
• Mentor colleagues and champion continuous improvement in technical writing, including AI and automation

Key requirements

• Accomplished proposal, bid or technical author at senior level with multidisciplinary influence
• Significant experience in proposal authoring within engineering, infrastructure, construction, government, policy or legislative contexts
• Track record of shaping successful, high-scoring submissions for major bids
• Experience with public-sector bids and frameworks, collaborating across engineering and environmental domains
• Ability to interpret complex client requirements and translate into clear, persuasive content
• Experience in design and build environments or close collaboration with consultants/contractors
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to manage multiple proposals concurrently while maintaining high standards
• Experience reviewing and improving content produced by others
• Commitment to mentoring colleagues and developing authoring capability
• Professional membership or certification such as CIEP or APMP (ideally)

• Stakeholder engagement
• Influencing and collaboration
• Mentoring and coaching
• Technical writing and editing
• Content structuring and storytelling for bids
• Ability to translate technical information into client-focused content

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