Speller Metcalfe is on a mission… and it’s a simple one. We want to build a sustainable company at the forefront of construction – one that is built with a people-first approach in mind.

As a family business with 30 years’ experience under our belts, our focus is not just getting you through the door, but developing your skills to support a long-term career with us. We’re proud of our high levels of staff retention and with staff at the very heart of our company, you’re never just a cog in the machine, but someone who can truly have an impact on how we do business.

Our background

Established in 1995 by Steve Speller and Andy Metcalfe, their vision was to develop a business at the cutting edge of construction, built upon an ethos of family values which are reflected in everything we do.

Now one of the UK’s leading regional contractors, we predominantly work across the Midlands and South West regions. With offices in Malvern and Wolverhampton, we deliver a range of public and private sector projects from £250k up to £30 million across a numbers of fields including education, healthcare, residential and leisure.

To support the work-winning function through leading the end-to-end development of high-quality, competitive proposals ensuring consistent application of best practice while driving stakeholder engagement and team performance.

Core responsibilities:

• Manages allocated submissions (bids, PQQs, frameworks etc) from launch to submission, taking ownership of end-to-end delivery
• Develops and maintains bid programmes, trackers and timelines
• Coordinates inputs from subject matter experts, ensuring clarity and accountability
• Identifies and escalates risks or issues appropriately
• Operates with guidance and support from Senior Proposals Managers on more complex opportunities
• Contributes to the development and application of win strategies
• Ensures responses align with customer priorities and evaluation criteria
• Seeks input and guidance on strategic positioning where required
• Drafts and develops clear, structured and customer-focused responses
• Supports internal review processes, implementing feedback effectively
• Ensures submissions are compliant, accurate and well-presented
• Builds effective working relationships across Preconstruction and operational teams

To be successful in this role you will bring your enthusiasm and determination as well as:

Essential experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a bid writing role, ideally within construction or similar industry.
• Understanding of public sector and framework procurement processes.
• Must be able to manage own workload effectively and take ownership of the full bid lifecycle from initial review to submission.

Skills and qualifications:

• Excellent writing, proofreading and communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple PQQ and bid submissions simultaneously
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Confident working collaboratively with technical and operational teams
• Creative, flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and graphic design software (Adobe InDesign)
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, consistency and quality,

Core behaviours

• Acts with honesty and integrity
• Takes responsibility and accountability
• Is a team player
• Takes responsibility for upholding safety
• Has strong morals
• Builds and manages strong relationships
• Strong levels of self-awareness
• Acts with curiosity
• Listens to understand
• Interacts with the team and the business
• Shows high levels of emotional intelligence
• Is open and embraces change
• Shows positivity
• Is proactive
• Shows an open mind
• Drives for results

As well as a competitive salary, hybrid working opportunities, increasing holiday benefits and access to private healthcare, we offer a number of other benefits for our staff.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our values, we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Our mission has always been to encourage, develop and combine the individual talents of our staff, and we welcome and encourage staff from all backgrounds and abilities.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

If you’re interested in the role, please email your CV to careers@spellermetcalfe.com

If you don’t meet all the criteria, but are still interested in joining us, email us your CV anyway! It’s always good to hear from people who can bring their enthusiasm and desire to learn to our team.