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.
The Senior Bid Coordinator Role
The successful Senior Bid Coordinator will be responsible for managing the end-to-end bid process while supporting strategic work-winning activity across the practice.
Responsibilities will include:
- 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 responsesEnsuring 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
The Senior Bid Coordinator
The successful Senior Bid Coordinator will ideally have:
- 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
- The ability to manage several live bids and competing deadlines
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and partners
- Experience using CMAP and OpenAsset would be advantageous
In Return
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000
- 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
If you are a Senior Bid Coordinator considering your career opportunities, please contact Megan Cole at Brandon James.
REF: 22478MC
Senior Bid Coordinator in West End employer: Brandon James Ltd
Brandon James Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Oxford where innovation and collaboration thrive. With competitive salaries, hybrid working options, and a strong focus on professional development, employees are empowered to grow their careers while managing exciting projects and key client relationships. Join a team that values leadership and fosters a culture of excellence, making it a rewarding place to advance your career in Quantity Surveying.
