At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate quality activities for bids and proposals, ensuring compliance and competitiveness.
- Company: Leading defence and aerospace company with a focus on quality and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £60,000, career development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for security clearance and growth in a highly regulated industry.
- Why this job: Join a vital role in shaping high-stakes proposals that meet customer needs.
- Qualifications: Experience in Quality Engineering and knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
- Quality Engineer (Bids & Proposals)
- Ampthill - Bedfordshire
- Paying up to £60,000 (DOE)
Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you'll be required to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance
Overview: As the Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator, you'll be responsible for coordinating all Quality-related activities during the bid and proposal process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.
Key Responsibilities
- Review customer requirements, specifications, and drawings to determine the quality scope of work.
- Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), ensuring quality activities are accurately costed and resourced.
- Liaise with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements, and delivery approaches.
- Identify and document quality-related assumptions, dependencies, and exclusions within bid documentation.
- Assess and record quality risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation planning and bid risk reviews.
- Identify any additional equipment, training, certification, tooling, or specialist skills required to fulfil the contract requirements.
- Represent Quality during bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off activities.
- Maintain and continuously improve the Quality bid response library, standard templates and reusable proposal content.
- Support cross-functional bid teams to ensure quality requirements are aligned with operational capability and business objectives.
- Ensure all proposed quality activities comply with customer, regulatory and company quality requirements.
- Required Experience
- Background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Manufacturing Quality.
- Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within a defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, and customer requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
- Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and resource plans.
- Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
Quality Engineer (Bids & Proposals) in Bedford employer: Advanced Resource Managers
At Advanced Resource Managers, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our employees benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities, ensuring personal and professional growth while working on high-profile projects in the vibrant locations of Cheltenham and Manchester. Join us to be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and encourages a healthy work-life balance.
Contact Details:
Advanced Resource Managers Recruitment Team
