Senior Proposals Engineer

Job Introduction

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

We are seeking a Senior Proposal & Bid Writer to join our national winning bid team within civil engineering, specifically highways and major national projects, e.g. wind farms, etc., to enhance the teams technical offering to enhance the teams technical offering with construction methodologically.

This is an exciting new role, with the ideal candidate having a background in concrete/asphalt, working in the industry on an operational level, so has technical knowledge, and has moved careers into bid writing.  

The role offers hybrid working, but covers the UK with a requirement to travel to sites nationally at the beginning of the bid process and also the office in Mountsorrel, Loughborough a few times a month, with the role offering a company car/car allowance to reflect this.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Proposal & Bid Writer:

• Supporting with the development of technical bidding elements on major contracts
• Contributing to the target performance of the Contracting Business through the production of Client-facing documents such as Quality Submissions, Pre-Qualification Questionnaires, Capability Statements and Case Studies
• Internal stakeholder management - liaising with regional operational offices to fully understand Client expectations and develop documentation that meets them

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Qualifications & Experience of the Senior Proposal & Bid Writer:

• Experience of working in a bid writing role or similar
• Operational experience of concrete and asphalt
• Operational experience within the civil engineering/highways industry
• Ability to read construction drawings/programmes and translate into supporting prose
• Use of industry software including Microsoft Project, Adobe, CAD, BIM is desirable, but not essential
• Full driver's license

Why Us

In addition to the role of Senior Proposals Engineer we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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