Graduate Bid Writer

Turn your analytical skills and passion for writing into a career!

Do you enjoy taking complex information, understanding what really matters and turning it into clear, compelling writing?

Perhaps your degree has taught you how to undertake research, analyse evidence, construct an argument and communicate ideas effectively, but you’re unsure how to translate those skills into a career.

We’re looking for talented graduates to join our Graduate Bid Writer Development Programme and develop the skills needed to help us win the infrastructure projects of the future.

At Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, we deliver some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure in sectors including Water, Defence, Transport, Nuclear and Energy.

You don’t need a construction or engineering degree. If you’re an effective 2-way communicator that can analyse information, think critically and write persuasively, we want to hear from you!

What is bid writing?

Before we build a major infrastructure project, we first need to win the opportunity to deliver it. Our bid teams work with specialists across our business to develop compelling, evidence-based submissions that demonstrate why Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is the right partner for our customers.

As a Graduate Bid Writer, you’ll learn how to:

• Analyse complex questions and identify exactly what the customer is asking
• Plan and structure responses effectively
• Communicate effectively with subject matter experts to draw out the right information
• Undertake research into opportunities, clients and competitors
• Develop compelling messages, reflecting customer ‘hot buttons’ and our win themes
• Turn technical information into clear, engaging and evaluator focused content
• Edit, improve and proof read written responses
• Review documents for quality, accuracy and consistency
• Work collaboratively with bid, technical and operational teams
• Support bids through key stages of the work winning process
• Manage information within knowledge management systems

It’s a career that combines writing, analysis, research, collaboration and creativity.

Your Graduate Bid Writer Development Programme

You’ll join a structured development programme, designed to build the next generation of bid professionals at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.

The programme includes an initial bid writing focused induction to develop skills such as answer planning, storyboarding, understanding customer priorities, developing win themes, persuasive writing, using the Morgan Sindall writing style and brand, editing, document control, and reviewing.

Your development will also include:

• Working within different Morgan Sindall Infrastructure businesses (to be managed around business unit requirements and bidding workload)
• Exposure to our Communications team
• Multi-sector site visits to experience the infrastructure you’re writing about
• Support from an experienced Bid Writer as your mentor
• Regular one-to-one development conversations
• Opportunities to shadow senior pre-contract colleagues
• Cohort development and networking
• A competency framework to support your development
• Membership of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)
• Support towards the APMP Foundation Certification

The programme is designed to develop graduates into high performing Bid Writers over approximately two to three years.

Where could you start your career?

Our Graduate Bid Writer opportunities include positions within our Water, Defence, Transport and Nuclear sectors, giving you exposure to complex, nationally important infrastructure.

• Water: Our water teams design, build, and maintain vital UK water infrastructure, ensuring secure water supply and wastewater services. We work with major water companies to create resilient facilities, reduce flood risks, and improve environmental outcomes. 
• Defence: We provide integrated design, engineering and construction services to deliver critical infrastructure projects that help to develop and maintain the UK’s defence estate.
• Transport: Our highways, aviation and rail teams deliver projects ranging from major national programmes to local schemes, improving road, rail and aviation journeys for people across the UK. With expertise across all transport related sectors, we provide end-to-end project support, including design, integration, and construction.
• Nuclear: We deliver world-class projects on behalf of our clients in the civil nuclear and defence sectors. Our capability runs through every phase of a nuclear project, including scoping, feasibility, design, build, programme management, installation, maintenance, replacement, commissioning, and decommissioning.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for graduates with strong written, analytical, and 2-way communication skills. The programme particularly lends itself to disciplines that develop analytical thinking, research and writing skills. Previous experience in construction, infrastructure or bid writing isn’t essential.

You’ll need:

• A 2:1 degree or above in an analytical or writing-focused discipline
• A genuine interest in writing and communicating ideas
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent written English
• The ability to research and understand unfamiliar subjects
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• The ability to structure information clearly and logically
• Confidence working with different people to gather information
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Curiosity and confidence to ask questions
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to manage priorities and work towards deadlines
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn

Your degree could be in a subject such as English, History, Politics, Law, Economics, International Relations, Social Sciences or another discipline that has developed your ability to analyse information and communicate effectively.

What matters is your ability to think, analyse, communicate and write.

The finer detail

• We may close applications earlier if we receive a high level of interest, so we recommend applying early to avoid missing out.
• Expected start date – September 2027
• Location of role – Coventry / Manchester
• Working Hours – 37.5 hours per week
• Working week – Monday – Friday
• Salary – £33,597.20 + a Company Car/ Car allowance

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to learn a specialist profession, while gaining exposure to major infrastructure projects and the people responsible for winning and delivering them. You’ll join as part of a graduate cohort, giving you the opportunity to learn alongside other Graduate Bid Writers, while building your network across Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.

You’ll develop skills that combine writing, commercial thinking, customer understanding and influencing, while gaining valuable insight into how a major infrastructure organisation wins new work.

Ready to build your future?

Your degree has given you the foundations. Now it’s time to put them into practice. Join Morgan Sindall Infrastructure as a Graduate Bid Writer and help us to win infrastructure projects that will make a difference for generations to come.

The work that we do across the Water, Defence, Transport, Nuclear and Energy sectors leaves a lasting legacy for people and communities across the UK. 

Right to work in the UK

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Skilled Worker sponsorship may be available only by exception, subject to business need and Home Office eligibility criteria.

Reasonable adjustments

We take inclusivity seriously and want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require additional support or reasonable adjustments during our recruitment process, please let us know so we can discuss how best to support you.

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