Senior Proposals Writer

Balfour Beatty Plc

Reading, PA

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Asset Management, Best Practices, Bidding, Civil Engineering, Climate Change, Coaching, Communication Skills, Community Support, Construction Engineering, Corporate Governance, Diversity, Electrical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, English Language, Finance, Financial Reporting, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Government, Graphics, Healthcare, Interpersonal Skills, Journalism, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Word, Needs Assessment, Plant Layout and Design, Process Modeling, Project Engineering, Property Management, Proposal Writing, Public Policy, Purchasing/Procurement, Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate, Roadway Construction, Safety/Work Safety, Security Infrastructure, Strategic Planning, Student Housing, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Switchgear, Technical/Engineering Design, Writing Skills
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Reading, PA
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4 days ago

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Balfour Beatty and me

What makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work? Is it the limitless career opportunities, our inclusive culture, the scale and complexity of our projects or working alongside the industry's finest experts? Hear from our colleagues across the UK, US and Hong Kong on why you should shape a career at Balfour Beatty. Visit our website to find out more and explore our exciting career opportunities: www.balfourbeattycareers.com #ShapeEverything

Rewards and benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

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Job No. BBUK17810

Senior Proposals Writer - Reading

Living Places

Work Winning

Reading

Permanent

About the role

Job Title: Senior Proposals Writer

Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid Working)

Company: Balfour Beatty - Living Places

Shape the Future of Major Highways & Civils Infrastructure

At Balfour Beatty Living Places, we deliver and maintain some of the UK's most critical highways and local authority infrastructure frameworks. We are now seeking an experienced Senior Bid Writer to take a leadership role in developing compelling, high-value submissions for large, complex civils and highways opportunities valued at from £100m to £1b+

This is not an entry-level writing role

The successful candidate will be a work-winning professional who understands the intricacies of bidding into Local Authorities, strategic highways frameworks, and regulated public sector procurement environments.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities

As the Senior Proposals Writer you will:

  • Lead the development of winning value propositions for major highways and civils frameworks
  • Shape and articulate compelling win themes tailored to Local Authority clients
  • Lead answer planning sessions and review panels at senior level
  • Ensure submissions align precisely with evaluation criteria and scoring mechanisms
  • Drive "One BB" tone of voice across all responses
  • Develop structured, compliant, high-scoring responses for complex £100m+ programmes
  • Coach operational and technical teams on best practice bid writing
  • Manage evidence, case studies, and knowledge systems
  • Support submission graphics, document production and final upload

You will work closely with the Bid Director, Work Winning Director, Estimating and Commercial teams, and subject matter experts across operational civils and highways delivery.

Who we're looking for

This role requires a highly experienced candidate with demonstrable success at senior bid level.

Essential Experience:

  • Significant experience writing and managing proposals in civils and highways infrastructure
  • Proven track record bidding into Local Authorities
  • Experience leading submissions for large, complex programmes (£100m+)
  • Deep understanding of public sector procurement processes and evaluation models
  • Experience running planning sessions, red reviews, and final submission sign-off
  • Ability to translate operational delivery into compelling, differentiated narrative
  • Strong stakeholder management across technical, commercial and operational teams

Desirable:

  • APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification
  • Degree in English, journalism, or professional writing background
  • Advanced MS Word and document production expertise

Why This Role Matters

Our highways and civils frameworks support communities, connect regions, and maintain critical infrastructure across the UK. The work-winning team plays a direct role in securing long-term Local Authority partnerships worth hundreds of millions.

This is an opportunity to:

  • Operate at a senior, strategic level
  • Influence major public infrastructure awards
  • Be part of a high-performing management-level work winning team
  • Work in a hybrid structure supporting flexibility and collaboration

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We''re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

  • 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers- You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ''Employer Recognition Scheme'' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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