Bid Coordinator

Brandon James; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Study sponsorship

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Brandon James in Manchester is recruiting a Bid Coordinator to manage end-to-end bid submissions for high-value projects within an award-winning architectural and heritage consultancy.

You will coordinate deadlines, create presentation materials in InDesign, proofread content, and collaborate with business development and marketing to drive efficient bidding. This role requires excellent InDesign skills and strong attention to detail with confident stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Excellent Adobe InDesign skills.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and proofreading ability.
• Confidence dealing with stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• Experience working on high-value bids.

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end bid process and ensuring procedures are followed correctly.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to produce proposals and presentation materials.
• Using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, to create high-quality bid submissions.
• Reviewing and proofreading bid content to ensure consistency, accuracy and quality.
• Designing layouts for bids and tenders, including coordinating imagery and graphics.
• Maintaining bid libraries, staff CVs, project case studies and photography.
• Reviewing bids to identify lessons learnt and implementing improvements.
• Working with business development and marketing teams to optimise bids.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Time management

Communication

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Bid coordination

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Bid Coordinator

We are working with an award-winning, employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy, to recruit a Bid Coordinator for their Manchester hub.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong bid coordination experience, excellent InDesign skills and an interest in architecture and the built environment to join a highly regarded international practice.

The Role Bid Coordinator

As Bid Coordinator, you will be responsible for the project management and delivery of high-quality bid submissions, working across multiple deadlines and with a variety of internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the end-to-end bid process and ensuring procedures are followed correctly
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to produce proposals and presentation materials
• Using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, to create high-quality bid submissions
• Reviewing and proofreading bid content to ensure consistency, accuracy and quality
• Designing layouts for bids and tenders, including coordinating relevant imagery and graphics
• Maintaining bid libraries, staff CVs, project case studies and photography
• Reviewing both successful and unsuccessful bids to identify lessons learnt
• Taking ownership of improvements and efficiencies within the bidding process
• Working closely with business development and marketing teams

About You

To be considered for the role, you will ideally have:

• Excellent Adobe InDesign skills
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong proofreading ability
• Confidence dealing with stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Experience working on high-value bids

Previous bid coordination or bid management experience would be highly advantageous.

Experience within architecture, construction or the wider built environment would also be beneficial, alongside graphic design skills or experience using procurement portals.

In Return?

Salary: 30,000- 35,000

• Agile, flexible and hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the office and up to 2 days working from home
• Annual leave increasing with long service
• Life assurance
• Study sponsorship with paid study leave
• Sabbaticals
• Employee assistance programme
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Virtual GP service
• Subscription fees
• Company day out
• Volunteering scheme
• Enhanced learning and development opportunities

REFERENCE: 22857MC