Murphy is recruiting for a Bid Writer to work with our Work Winning Proposals Team in Warrington.  

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Bid Writer

• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Operational Teams and Delivery Teams to draft high-quality technical and evidence-based responses, including construction methodologies, programme narratives, and other critical bid components.
• Lead the planning, storyboarding, response reviews and preparation of high-quality submissions, ensuring all timelines are met.
• Facilitate and lead Opportunity Start-Up and content planning workshops, compiling outputs and facilitating follow-up meetings with the bid manager to conclude actions and improve bid positioning.
• Liaise proactively with SMEs to secure timely input and feedback, driving progress independently to meet submission deadlines.
• Incorporate reviewer feedback to refine responses, ensuring alignment with client expectations and bid objectives.
• Review client documents thoroughly, including scoring criteria and strategic information, to extract and integrate key details into bid responses.
• Support bid strategy development by incorporating insights from client documents, strategy sessions, and success themes to maximise scoring potential.
• Manage workloads effectively under time constraints, meeting deadlines with discipline and flexibility.
• Edit and proofread all documentation prior to submission, ensuring professionalism in formatting, collation and presentation.
• Assist operational teams with the behavioural requirements of bids, including training and preparation for interviews, assessments and written responses

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience of delivering successful high value bids across Rail / Transportation, Highways, Water, Power, Building, Oil and Gas and Tunnelling.
• Strong writing, editing and organisational skills.
• The ability to convey complex and technical issues in clear, plain English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders externally and across the business.
• Knowledge of the bid lifecycle from tracking of OJEU notices to PQQ, Tender and Post Tender Interviews
• Experience of facilitating and updating a knowledgebase system is essential along with advanced MS Word skills & proficient in MS Office.