Bid Proposal Writer - Cowes, United Kingdom - British Engineering Services Group

British Engineering Services Group
British Engineering Services Group
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Cowes, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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We are looking to recruit a Bid Proposal Writer to join our growing team of industry leading technical authorities, chartered engineers, experienced project managers and technicians.

We combine expert engineering with strong customer service, contract management and operational planning capabilities.

Our expertise and understanding of monitoring instrumentation and data acquisition systems enables us to provide a range of integrated testing and monitoring solutions that meet the highly challenging and technically demanding needs of our customers.

Our aim is to enable asset owners/managers and construction companies to make timely decisions that reduce the risk of a project throughout the asset lifecycle.


This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-moving business which has benefitted from recent investment and has strong growth plans.

We are currently recruiting like-minded ambitious individuals to join our organisation and play a key role in helping us achieve our goal.

In return, you'll receive a competitive salary, outstanding career development opportunities and the chance to work in a fast-paced stimulating environment.


What will I be doing?


As a Bid Proposal Writer you will provide the external and internal sales teams with technical support, liaising with the engineering, production and procurement departments to be able to establish a costed technical solution with lead times.

You will produce thorough job costings, quotations and detailed proposals in support of the sales function and to follow up ongoing enquiries to successful order.

Your expertise will be required throughout opportunity capture, bid preparation, post bid submission negotiation and eventual handover to operations to execute in accordance with internal policies, processes and procedures.


  • Assist the Business Development team during the early engagement with the customer to shape their requirement and assist during customer meetings as required.
  • Help develop opportunities through strong customer relationships and communication with multiple stakeholders.
  • Management of bids through receipt of enquiry to submission and contract award.
  • Work with the production/engineering and procurement departments to establish a solution that is fully costed with a lead time.
  • Liaising with Legal and Commercial departments to develop solution in line with Group Principles.
  • Generate detailed quotations, commercial and technical proposals against defined deadlines for internal approval, ensuring bid strategy and winning themes are delivered as part of bid input
  • Oversee the review of Customer documentation and, producing clarifications and qualifications as necessary.
  • Participate in face to face clarification, presentation and negotiation meetings with Customers as required.
  • Liaise with the customer to understand their requirements where necessary.

What make the BES Group a great place to work?


We are independent for a reason; we do what we do better than anyone else and we do it our own way.

Take our drive and ambition along with years of REAL industry experience and we have honed and perfected the well-oiled machine that is BES Group.

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:

  • A competitive salary of £30k
  • 25 days holiday per year + statutory UK holidays
  • 4.5 day working week
  • Company laptop and mobile
  • Company pension scheme (opt in or out)
  • Training to help you succeed in the role
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Key Behaviours -
We are looking for someone who will uphold our values of behaviours by ensuring they maintain a pioneering spirit, integrity, energy and resilience as well as

  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Highly organised
  • Attention to detail
  • Relationship building
  • Excellent customer service and sales skills
  • Ability to work under pressure to deadlines
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Willing to learn and develop knowledge and skills.

What experience do I need?


Our team consists of the best, we are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team, we want our new recruits to have the same attitude, aptitude and appetite for what we do.


  • Graduate calibre or qualified by experience
  • Engineering experience (desirable)
  • Project Management Experience (desirable)


  • IT Literate

  • Word, Excel, Sage, CRM


  • Technical/ engineering understanding

  • Knowledge of load monitoring equipment or a background in an engineering / technical company would be a distinct advantage.

Next Steps
We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people.

And if you're on the same page as us about that and you've got the right skills, experience and attitude, you'll fit right in.

Simple. We're all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We're delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change

**BES Group, Your Trus
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