Facilities Management (FM) Bid Writer

Job Introduction

Sodexo Justice Services (SJS) has been operating in the United Kingdom since 1993. We currently operate five prisons in the UK and have a reputation for operating excellent, ethical, innovative and rehabilitative services. Our vision is to become a strategic partner of our clients by designing, managing and delivering quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to offenders by changing lives for the better.

SJS context;  with circa £135m turnover we are a well-established and highly regarded business service with a core client; Ministry of Justice.  We have experienced revenue growth already this year through acquisition of a major contract, now we are proud to have been awarded a significant market share of Transforming Rehabilitation, with further aspirations being pursued, this is where you come in – it’s an exciting time in our high performing segment.

Job role

As FM Bid Writer you will be involved in working as part of the business development team to draft high quality facilities management responses to Invitations to Tender and developing Integrated FM service delivery models.

In addition, this role will support the Group Head of Facilities and Asset Management in the bid process and negotiations for all current and new bids.

Role Responsibility

• Supporting the Group Head of Facilities and Asset Management in providing creative and commercial solution to bid requirements and first draft submissions
• Compiling cost and data information for FM bids to ensure risks and commercial opportunities can be accurately identified
• Conducting site visits as part of the bid process and identify cost and efficiency drivers
• Supporting mobilisation activity in relation to FM services at new sites
• Identifying pre-written content that may be available to start to develop the proposal
• Developing and re-writing content into a consistent and excellent proposal style by either:
• Taking information provided by the individual contributors in the business development team to create responses
• Meeting with and interviewing individual contributors to capture the raw information and details required to then develop draft responses
• (In conjunction with the Bid Manager), issuing content for review and take feedback to enable the further updating and editing required to create final draft content
• Researching target markets for new or future solutions

The Ideal Candidate

• Direct experience of facilities management technical and tender process
• Outstanding writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Office 2007 including MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and MS Project
• Intermediate to advanced level MS Word
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines
• Enthusiastic, motivated and driven
• Team player - used to collaboration within larger teams
• Demonstrable high levels of commitment and initiative to ensure winning submissions

Package Description

Highly Competitive

Immediate start available.  However, we will wait for the right candidate's notice period.

About the Company

Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 36,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.  Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)