MADE Careers is working with a leading international architecture and design practice looking to appoint an experienced Senior Bid Coordinator to its London team.
This is a strategic bid role, working closely with senior leadership and design teams from early positioning and win strategy through to final submission.
You’ll take ownership of complex pursuits, helping teams develop the right approach and messaging while ensuring submissions are well coordinated, fully compliant and delivered to a high standard. This reflects the original brief’s emphasis on strategic positioning rather than bid production alone.
The Role
You’ll manage major bids from early qualification through to submission, combining strategy, coordination and conformance.
Alongside bids, you’ll contribute to wider market research, campaigns and business development activity.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate bids from strategy through to submission
- Run kick offs and pursuit strategy sessions
- Develop win themes and positioning with senior leadership
- Manage bid requirements, compliance and conformance
- Coordinate contributors, deadlines and submission content
- Research clients and markets to strengthen bid strategy
- Write, edit and review compelling proposal content
- Manage multiple live pursuits and competing deadlines
Requirements
- Around 5+ years’ experience across bids, proposals or work winning
- Strong experience managing complex bids from strategy through to submission
- Architecture, design, built environment or professional services experience highly advantageous
- Strong understanding of bid compliance and conformance
- Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
- Confident working with senior stakeholders and contributing to win strategy
- Advanced InDesign skills essential
- Strong PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud skills
- Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple deadlines
- Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Pension and season ticket loan
- Twice yearly bonus opportunities
Why This Role
This is a great move for an experienced bid or marketing professional who wants more involvement in the strategy behind winning work, while still owning the coordination and quality of major submissions.
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Senior Bid Coordinator employer: MADE Careers
Join an award-winning architecture and interior design studio in London, where creativity meets collaboration. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the technical delivery of stunning hospitality projects while mentoring junior team members in a supportive environment. With a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and excellent career progression opportunities, this studio is dedicated to fostering professional growth and maintaining high standards of design excellence.
