Lead Author

Costain Group · Home Based

Costain brings together a unique mix of engineering solutions for increasingly complex problems. Our commitment to creating connected, sustainable infrastructure is core to all our activities within our four strategic markets of transport, water, energy and defence.

Together with our customers we work to shape, create and deliver pioneering infrastructure solutions for our customers, bringing together a mix of construction, consulting and digital experts to engineer solutions to the most complex infrastructure problems.

A strong track record in seamlessly leading the quality submission and fellow authors on complex bids. They take full responsibility for all quality aspects of winning a bid

This individual is a strong collaborator and influencer, adept at managing a diverse mix of stakeholders including Sector Directors and SME’s to retain high degrees of confidence that the bid will be submitted to the highest possible standard.

The Lead Author is responsible for managing a team of authors and overseeing and actively managing the end-to-end quality submission process, from storyboard development to final submission, ensuring all outputs, including those of their team are high-quality, compliant, and compelling.

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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Costain have a unique opportunity for a Lead Author to be responsible for managing a team of authors and overseeing and actively managing the end-to-end quality submission process, from storyboard development to final submission, ensuring all outputs, including those of their team are high-quality, compliant, and compelling.

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