Senior Bid Writer - #1703771

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At Ridge and Partners, we are a growing, multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy helping clients create better, more sustainable places for people to live, learn, work and play. As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a Senior Bid Writer to join our Bristol office— a senior-level opportunity for a confident, strategic thinker to take ownership of key bids and help shape the future of our work-winning efforts.

This role will suit an experienced bid professional who is not only a talented writer and editor, but also an influential collaborator with the ability to lead on major opportunities, guide technical teams, and bring structure and consistency to high-value submissions.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the development of high-quality, strategic bids for priority opportunities across our core sectors.
• Work in close partnership with directors, technical leads and senior stakeholders to shape bid strategies and win themes.
• Provide expert guidance on structure, tone, and messaging, ensuring bids are aligned with client drivers and Ridge’s differentiators.
• Drive the end-to-end bid process, from early bid qualification and storyboarding through to final submission and presentation preparation.
• Conduct interviews and workshops with subject matter experts to extract high-impact content.
• Develop, maintain, and continually improve our library of case studies, project experience, and boilerplate content.
• Coach and mentor junior bid writers and team members, supporting a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with graphic designers to produce polished, visually engaging documents.
• Track and analyse bid outcomes and client feedback to inform future strategy and content.
• Ensure full compliance with client, legal, and commercial requirements on all submissions.

What you’ll bring:

• Substantial experience in a senior bid writing or bid management role, ideally within the built environment or related professional services sectors.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling ability – able to articulate complex technical solutions in a persuasive, client-focused way.
• Proven track record of contributing to successful, high-value bids.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to challenge and influence at senior levels.
• Outstanding attention to detail, strategic thinking, and deadline management.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to lead from the front.

Qualifications and Tools

• APMP Certification (preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word (required)
• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign and graphic design processes (desirable)

Interested in taking the lead on career-defining bids?
We’d love to hear from you.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at **********@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to **********@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to **********@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to **********@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

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