Senior Bid Coordinator

A leading architectural practice is seeking a creative and highly organised Senior Bid Coordinator to join its London team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Bid Coordinator to take ownership of key and high-value submissions, support wider work-winning activity and contribute to the continued development of a successful bids function. The Senior Bid Coordinator will manage multiple submissions across a range of sectors, helping to produce compelling, accurate and visually strong proposals.

Responsibilities

Managing the full bid process from initial opportunity through to final submission; Coordinating bid programmes, internal deadlines and stakeholder input; Managing procurement portals and different submission methods; Producing high-quality bid documents using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign; Writing, editing and reviewing bid responses; Ensuring submissions are accurate, consistent and aligned with internal standards; Building strong relationships with partners, senior stakeholders and technical teams; Supporting the development and implementation of work-winning strategies; Producing proposals, presentation materials and supporting documents; Maintaining internal bid libraries, including CVs, project case studies and photography; Reviewing bid outcomes and supporting lessons-learned activity following wins and losses; Identifying opportunities to improve bid processes and introduce efficiencies; Collaborating with business development and marketing colleagues; Supporting multiple bids with differing deadlines and stakeholder requirements; Helping the wider bids team deliver longer-term strategic objectives

Requirements

Previous experience in bid coordination; Experience within architecture, construction, consultancy or the wider built environment; Strong knowledge of the end-to-end bid process; Excellent Adobe InDesign skills; Strong bid writing, editing and proofreading ability; Experience using procurement portals; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Exceptional attention to detail; Strong time management and organisational skills; Ability to manage several live bids and competing deadlines; Confidence working with senior stakeholders and partners

Nice to have

CMAP; OpenAsset

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave; Annual leave increases with length of service, up to 30 days; 5% employer pension contribution after three months; Discretionary profit share scheme; Referral bonus; Life assurance at four times salary; Agile working; Core working hours; Work from home up to two days per week; Study sponsorship opportunities; Bespoke training opportunities; Annual professional subscription fees covered; Employee Assistance Programme; Family leave policies, additional annual leave; Enhanced maternity and paternity leave; Sabbatical opportunities; Season ticket loan; Bike2Work scheme; Electric car scheme; Subsidised gym membership