Proposal Writer

As a Proposal Writer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Playing a critical part of the wider Bid Team, helping us submit compelling, high-scoring, compliant responses that make it easy for customers to appoint Babcock. Day-to-day, you'll work as part of the Land Future Business Team, supporting the Proposal Management Lead and Proposal Managers in the development and writing of effective written proposals in line with industry best practice.

• Facilitate the storyboarding process of proposal documents, producing compelling, compliant, and impactful storyboards and mock-ups that effectively incorporate defined win themes
• Work with subject matter experts (SMEs), who will act as content owners, to develop 'bottom-up' bid content using various techniques to extract information, including one-to-one interviews and workshops
• Ensure mock-ups and response documents clearly articulate both features and benefits, and how this translates into value for the customer
• Ensure written proposals align to the requirements and guiding policy set by the proposal strategy
• Ensure the compelling and persuasive structuring of proposals, adopting proven writing techniques
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.


• Experience of effective proposal writing/bid writing on large, complex, and strategic bids
• Experience of Shipley/APMP proposal practices (or similar)
Qualifications for the Proposal Writer
• APMP foundation level (or a willingness for Babcock to put you through it)
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK. What we offer
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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