Bid Writer

Role overview

An established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor is hiring an experienced Bid Writer to support its continued expansion. This permanent, full-time position is based in the Glasgow office and sits within a busy pre-construction team. The role focuses on creating strong bid and tender responses for complex infrastructure and energy work, while partnering closely with technical, commercial, and operational colleagues.

What you'll do

• Take the lead on preparing persuasive bids and tender documents, while also assisting with wider submission activity.
• Write concise, polished content that aligns with client instructions and project needs.
• Bring together information from technical, commercial, and operational teams to build complete submissions.
• Check that all materials are accurate, compliant, and submitted on time against tight deadlines.
• Edit and improve bid copy to keep the final output consistent, professional, and high quality.
• Build and maintain a reusable content bank that includes standard answers, project examples, and case studies.
• Help strengthen bid procedures and raise the overall quality of future submissions.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience in bid writing, proposals, or tendering, ideally within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, or energy.
• Excellent writing ability with the skill to turn technical detail into clear and convincing language.
• Strong accuracy and careful attention to detail.
• Good organisation and the ability to handle several deadlines at once in a fast-moving setting.
• Confident stakeholder communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience on large infrastructure or engineering projects would be a strong advantage.

Additional information

This is a fully office-based role in Glasgow. The employer is a respected contractor with a solid forward order book across the UK’s infrastructure and energy transition markets.

Legal information

The recruiter acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and as an employment business for temporary roles. Applicants for UK roles must have the right to live and work in the UK. The organisation supports diversity, promotes equality, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments can be discussed to help with the application process.