Job Description
About Us Murphy is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as 'One Murphy' by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. About The Role The Bid Writer will be responsible for developing high-quality, persuasive proposals to secure contracts within the natural resources and process engineering sectors. This role requires close collaboration with technical teams, project managers, and senior stakeholders to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling, and compliant bid documents that meet client requirements and align with company standards. What You Will Be Doing Bid Development: Create, write, and edit bid responses and proposals that clearly communicate the company's technical capabilities, ensuring they are compliant with client requirements and industry standards. Collaboration: Work with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers and project managers, to gather and verify technical information for bids. Bid Strategy: Develop and contribute to bid strategies by understanding client needs, the competitive landscape, and company strengths. Content Management: Maintain a library of reusable content, case studies, and technical data, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all bid documents. Deadlines: Manage multiple projects simultaneously, delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. Post-Bid Analysis: Support debriefs after bid submissions to identify opportunities for improvement in future proposals. What We Are Looking For Technical Communication: Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into persuasive, accessible language for non-technical stakeholders. Attention to Detail: Meticulous focus on accuracy, consistency, and compliance with client and industry requirements. Project Management: Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical teams. Research and Analysis: Strong research skills to understand client needs, market trends, and competitors, tailoring bids effectively. Prioritisation: Ability to prioritise tasks, balancing multiple responsibilities to meet tight deadlines. You Will Have Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, English, Communications, Business, or a related field. An understanding of engineering principles is advantageous. Experience: Previous experience in construction or engineering sectors. Skills: Excellent organizational, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Strong communication and people skills. Great attention to detail, ensuring the quality of all bid materials. Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. IT Proficiency: Competent in using various IT packages (e.g., Microsoft Office). What Murphy Ireland Offer In Return Competitive salary and benefits Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review Above market rate contributory pension scheme available from day one 27 days annual leave per annum. Generous Private Healthcare Allowance Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development. Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, cycle to work scheme etc. Murphy International Limited is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in Ireland. If you have any queries, please email To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Apply button below to Login/Register.