Bid Management Trainee Apprentice

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Ready to kickstart your career? Gain hands on experience on the Wates Bid Management Trainee Programme.

Join our sought
  • after Bid Management Trainee Programme, where you’ll be given the fantastic opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across the business, developing your commercial knowledge that relates to bidding for projects and winning work.

Learning to review and analyse information that relates to preparing and writing bids, prioritising cost effectiveness, best working practices and build experience through a project’s life cycle.

Using the knowledge and skills you’ve learnt on the programme, you’ll:
  • Assist in building a ‘bid-winning’ strategy, identifying and addressing our customers key requirements.
  • Produce customer focussed responses and strategies for bid submissions, tailoring each response to the specific needs of each customer.
  • Compile electronic submissions of work, ensuring process is followed and necessary steps are taken.
  • Collaborate and engage with colleagues and networks to develop your understanding of their area building expertise as you learn.
Eligibility For the Trainee Apprentice route, you’ll have a keen interest in Bid Management and need to have achieved grade 4/C in GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).

You will also need to have obtained / be working towards a minimum of 2 A-Levels at grade D or above, or equivalent (Level 3 NVQ, BTEC, T-Level etc.).

To be successful on the programme you’ll:
  • Be passionate about a career in the built environment.
  • Be excited to learn and develop new skills.
  • Have a curious nature.
  • Be reliable and professional.
  • A problem solver with the ability to think logically.
  • Possess good time management skills.
  • Prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines.

What’s in it for you?

Our Trainee Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits.

We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term successful career.

In addition, we offer:
  • Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts.
  • Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development).
  • Competitive salary.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Car allowance / company car scheme.
  • Health & wellness programme.
  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays.

Wates is the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company.

Founded in 1897, we’re experts when it comes to the built environment.
Today, we deliver complex projects in several sectors.
For example, education, healthcare, residential.
commercial, and emergency services.
We employ over 4,500 employees who work with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.
Our divisions include Wates Construction, Wates Developments, Wates Property Services and Wates Residential.
We also have specialist engineering and offsite manufacturing, and flexible workspaces businesses.
As part of our Trainee Programme, you will be working for any one of these exciting divisions.
As one Wates, we work together to build a better tomorrow.
We want to create a future where people, places, and our planet can thrive.
We have nearly 200 talented Trainees currently completing our Trainee programme, providing amazing opportunities to build a network, collaborate and share learning with your peers.

Kickstart your journey and apply now.

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