Senior Writing Lead - Infrastructure

London Area, United Kingdom

4/9/2025

Tasks

• STRABAG has major growth ambitions for the UK and writing successful bids will be the powerhouse of this strategy. The pre-construction team will continue to grow significantly to achieve our goals in self-delivery of people and plant, technical excellence, offsite-manufacturing, and private finance.” We are seeking an experienced Senior Writing Lead to join our Pre-Construction Team. You will be responsible for developing technical written bid content, across the civils infrastructure sector. Ideally you can demonstrate your knowledge of construction and engineering processes, a passion for storytelling, exceptional writing skills, and the ability to produce high-quality content that engages our target audience.
• You will work within the Infrastructure Pre-Construction Team and with Subject Matter Experts and delivery partners, to develop and write strategic PQQ and Tender responses. You will be involved in:
• Developing evidence based and technical responses
• Facilitating and leading answer planning and review sessions
• Interviewing technical, operational, and business function experts
• Ensuring completion of all responses to internal/external deadlines
• Supporting junior writers, providing guidance, feedback, and support to meet quality standards
• Supporting win strategy/win theme workshops
• Supporting the development of smarter writing development/review processes.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree / HND in Business, Civil Engineering, Construction, or other related disciplines – or equivalent experience.
• Established bid writing experience, including demonstrable experience tendering and writing for complex construction, engineering, civils infrastructure bids.
• Proven ability to absorb, analyse and structure complex information, articulate win strategies/client drivers
• Excellent written English, with attention to detail
• Excellent communication, and presentation skills
• Office 365 proficiency, particularly MS Word, PowerPoint, Adobe
• Excellent stakeholder engagement/management skills.
• Previous experience of writing bids within the energy, utilities, water, transport, and tunnelling sectors (highly desirable).
• Experience bidding with external joint venture partners
• Experience in bidding for frameworks
  
  

We offer

Competitive Salary Life & Accident Cover Cycle to Work Scheme Discretional corporate bonus scheme – to recognise exceptional performance 25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays) Please note: All applicants are requested to ensure that they can demonstrate their right to work in the UK