Trainee Bid Writer - Head Office, Chorley (Hybrid, Remote) 

£27,000-£30,000

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a Trainee Bid Writer to join our Business Development Team.

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Glendale is a family owned company delivering ‘green services’ throughout Great Britain. Glendale’s activities include grounds management, landscaping, countryside/estates management, horticulture and arboriculture.

Founded in 1989, Glendale has had a long and successful history in providing grounds maintenance services to local authorities and other private sector customers. Glendale is proud of its reputation as a high quality service provider and in addition to grounds maintenance, delivers a wide range of green services including countryside and estate management, landscaping, tree services and arboriculture.

Public sector contracts remain the core business, whilst the corporate sector business amounts to an increasing percentage of Glendale’s total business and a strategic focus. The Glendale brand is strong and the majority of the company’s revenues are generated from grounds management and countryside activities that operate term contracts with public sector clients.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professional.

The Opportunity

Bid Writing is a dynamic, fast-paced role in the Glendale Business Development department. Our Bid Writers are responsible for the sustainability, growth and sustained success of our business. This trainee role is designed for individuals looking to develop a career in bid writing. The successful candidate will receive full support and guidance as they build their knowledge of the bidding process and learn how to produce compelling, high-quality submissions.

As a Trainee Bid Writer, you will work alongside experienced members of the team, contributing to the coordination and drafting of written responses for large-scale green space contracts across the public and private sectors. You will have access to a tailored development plan and on-the-job coaching to support your learning journey.

The successful candidate will enjoy detailed research and writing creatively to produce compelling written bids with a competitive edge.

You will report to the Bid Manager. The successful candidate will be part of a profitable and growing nationwide business and be rewarded with a competitive salary, company benefits scheme and a bespoke training plan tailored to their talents and aspirations.

The Person

We are looking for someone with a passion for writing and a strong willingness to learn. Candidates should be motivated and have a positive, winning mentality. They will have critical attention to detail, an excellent eye for presentation and design, and the ability to write articulately with flare. Strong organisational and time-management skills are a must in our fast-paced environment.

Your duties will include:

• Supporting the planning and development of written content for bids

• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the Bid Library and Case Studies

• Assisting in the coordination of inputs from different departments

• Working on interesting projects such as submissions for industry awards

• Taking part in training and shadowing opportunities with senior colleagues

Experience

• Demonstrated writing ability

• Experience working to deadlines or in time-pressured environments

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace (desirable)

• Managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders effectively

Personal Qualities

• Articulate, with clarity in all written material with a high level of attention to detail

• A capable and confident communicator

• Excellent project planning, organisational and time management skills

Development Support

This role includes:

• A bespoke training and development plan

• Regular one-to-one support and mentoring

• Opportunities to shadow experienced team members

• Internal training on bid processes, systems and strategy

Please note that there are minimal travel requirements expected with this role to ad hoc site visits throughout the year. We currently operate a hybrid-remote working environment, with 3 days in the office.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

• Pension scheme

• Company sick pay

• Genuine career progression

• Continuous professional development

Glendale is a well-established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people. Winner of the 2025 Supreme Award and 2025 Pro Landscaper Business Award Grounds Maintenance Company of the Year.

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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