Bid Consultant

BidWrite

Brisbane QLD 4000 AU

Marketing & Communications

Full Time

Established in 2008, with offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and New Zealand, BidWrite is Australasia’s leading specialist tender consultancy. For 17 years we’ve helped local, national and global companies win more tenders. We work across all industries – but focus on infrastructure, energy, facilities management, Defence, ICT, and professional and human services.

Using a strategic approach and scientifically proven persuasive techniques, we help our clients identify, define and then articulate the value of their products and services in ways that persuade their customers to choose them over their competitors.

Are you wanting to take the next step in your bidding career?

This role is an ideal next step for a Bid Coordinator or Marketing and Communications Specialist looking to advance their career in bid writing and consulting. It offers the opportunity to apply your existing knowledge of the bidding process while further developing the skills needed to craft competitive and compelling submissions. This position provides a valuable opportunity to strengthen bid writing and consulting skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Our Bid Consultants provide professional writing and consulting services to support our clients’ broad tender and proposal efforts across the whole bidding lifecycle. We operate in a deadline-driven environment, where our focus is on delivering high-quality, persuasive submissions that give our clients the best chance of winning.

To succeed, our Bid Consultants need to:

Be familiar with tendering and enjoy the challenges of bidding
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with clients to understand their business processes and methodologies, while applying creative problem-solving skills to navigate bid requirements and adapt pre-existing collateral
Help our clients understand their key discriminators and build a winning case
Work under pressure at times to meet rigid submission deadlines
Be able to develop the ability to think strategically across the bidding life cycle
Actively seek and provide support to colleagues, sharing work progress and updates with clients in a timely manner while tackling tasks across multiple bids, prioritising effectively, and escalating matters as needed.

From early on you will be:

Mentored to develop your consulting approach with clients to help them understand what is needed to win and ensure submission guidelines are met
Writing and managing submissions for smaller clients
Writing sections of large tenders as part of a wider team
Structuring, formatting, and producing professional submission documents.

About You

You have a curious mind, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities. With a passion for growth, you thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to advance your career in bid writing and consulting.

In our environment, we are judged by what we deliver, so it’s essential that you can:

Solve problems and present clear arguments in a logical manner
Organise and present content in an engaging, well-structured way
Write concisely, translating complex information into persuasive language
Use your attention to detail and MS Office skills to produce professional documents.

You are confident in group settings, build relationships easily, and collaborate well to achieve shared goals. Your enthusiasm for learning, paired with the development opportunities we offer, will help you continue to refine your tendering skills. Your ability to balance multiple priorities will contribute to your success, and experience in one or more of our focus industries would be an added advantage.

When joining BidWrite, you’ll enjoy:

The best bid training in the country through our own Bid Academy and with our team of certified experts who will teach you how it’s done properly
Access to our Generative AI bidding tool – BidWriteGPT
The backing of a brand with strong market reputation
Working across all industries, and for companies of all sizes – you’ll experience a wide variety of work and clients
Flexible working arrangements, including opportunities to work from home and a monthly RDO
Ongoing professional development, including our inhouse ‘Bid Club’ and company funded APMP Certification
Being part of a national team that gets together online every Friday to recap the week, share learnings and have a laugh.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an up-and-coming professional who is keen to develop their career and make their mark working for an industry leader in this space.

For more information, please visit our website at www.bidwrite.com.au

Ready to try something different? Apply now with a covering letter persuading us to call you. We look forward to speaking with you.

During the recruitment process, you will be liaising with Purple Playground, BidWrite’s HR partner. We ask you to direct any enquiries to them and they will take care of your recruitment journey with us.