Opportunity: Associate Director - Technical Authoring Lead, Infrastructure Pursuits
Location: London, Bath, Bristol, Manchester, or Leeds (Hybrid)
Salary: Circa £70k plus car allowance and bonus
Are you a senior technical author looking to take the next step in your career? Our client, a leading global engineering and consultancy firm, is seeking an Associate Director - Technical Authoring Lead to join their Infrastructure Pursuits team. This is a rare opportunity to lead the creation of high-quality, technically compelling proposals across major UK and international infrastructure projects, including Highways, Rail, Water, Energy, and Environment.
The Role:
As the Technical Authoring Lead, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the authorship of technically detailed, high-scoring bid responses.
- Translating complex engineering and infrastructure solutions into clear, persuasive narratives.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including technical specialists, bid coordinators, and senior leadership, to ensure bids meet client requirements and evaluation criteria.
- Mentoring and developing other technical contributors, driving continuous improvement in bid writing quality.
- Managing quality assurance and stage reviews, ensuring consistency, compliance, and alignment with commercial and delivery strategies.
The Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for someone with:
- Extensive experience managing complex public-sector infrastructure bids in engineering, construction, or consultancy environments.
- Extensive experience writing technical and detailed bids on SPaTS3, SCAPE and other Highways sector frameworks
- A strong track record of producing high-scoring, winning bid submissions.
- Exceptional technical writing, editing, and structuring skills.
- Proven ability to influence, engage, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent organisational skills and experience managing multiple bids concurrently.
- APMP membership or equivalent proposal management certification is highly desirable.
- Experience working in Design & Build environments or collaborating with consultants and contractors.
Why This Role Is Exciting:
- Opportunity to work on high-profile infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally.
- Leadership role with real influence over bid strategy, quality, and team development.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements with a strong focus on work-life balance.
- Competitive benefits including private medical, pension, life assurance, and flexible perks.
This is a career-defining opportunity for an experienced technical author or senior bid professional looking to step into a leadership position with a market-leading firm.
Apply Today:
If you are a technically literate bid-writing leader ready to shape winning infrastructure proposals, we'd love to hear from you.
