Bid-Coordinator

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global property and construction consultancy is seeking a Bid Coordinator to support winning bids from their Nottingham office. This hybrid role involves structuring inputs, optimizing bid content, and managing the bid process. The ideal candidate will have experience in bid roles within construction or engineering sectors and must show creativity and initiative. The position offers career growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary, reviewed annually

Pension & life assurance

Health & wellbeing services

Corporate partnership perks

Exclusive discounts on tech and travel

Holiday buy & sell options

Access to training & development through Gleeds Academy

Qualifications

• Prior experience in bid roles within construction or engineering sectors.
• Able to manage bids generating over £250k fee revenue.
• Experience in planning and delivering bid workshops.

Responsibilities

• Support storyboarding workshops for bid responses.
• Manage and complete bid submissions on time.
• Organize review of submissions for quality and accuracy.

Skills

MS PowerPoint proficiency

MS Office suite competence

Adobe Creative Suite proficiency

Clear written communication

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Marketing, design, or creative writing

Professional qualification (APMP)

Job description

Bid Coordinator

Built Asset Solutions

Nottingham, NG2

Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working

About this opportunity

Built Asset Solutions is a new service with a clear purpose - helping clients and organisations worldwide optimise performance, resilience and value from their built assets. We bring together technical expertise, digital innovation and strategic consultancy to create future‑ready environments that support people, operations and growth.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Bid Coordinator for a key role, supporting winning bids for the work that will shape our next chapter. You’ll have national coverage, working on a hybrid basis from our Nottingham office and partnering closely with the Built Asset Solutions leads.

If you enjoy bringing structure to complex inputs, writing, refining and optimising bid content, and taking pride in high quality, winning submissions, this is an opportunity to join something new and make your mark from day one.

You’ll benefit from career & professional growth opportunities as our service grows. You’ll receive support from our global bids team to ensure you have the tools & guidance you need to thrive and deliver in your role with us.

Joining Gleeds you will benefit from:

• A competitive salary, reviewed annually
• Pension & life assurance provision
• A comprehensive benefits package including:
• Health & wellbeing services
• Corporate partnership perks
• Exclusive discounts on tech, entertainment, travel, experiences & more
• Holiday "buy & sell" options
• Access to a range of training & development resources through "Gleeds Academy"

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting storyboarding workshops to develop clear structures for responses which articulate our win themes;
• Supporting strategy and proposition development on bids to ensure win themes are clearly articulated at the outset of the bid process;
• Working with bid team to produce clear answer schedules which enable technical authors to generate compelling draft content;
• Undertake bid/no bid conversations with Technical Leads to ensure we are targeting the correct opportunities;
• Timely planning, management and completion of bid submissions;
• Organise the review of the submissions against client requirements for high quality and accuracy;
• Plan, write and coordinate bid responses;
• Understand and interpret the questions and evaluation criteria within tender documents;
• Construct relevant answers which clearly answer the clients’ question and portray the company in the best light;
• Ensure accuracy and up to date information is placed in all tender and pre‑qualification questionnaire documents;
• Maintain records and stats relating to submissions and successes;
• Build internal and external relationships with individuals associated with the bid process in order to create quality bids;
• Develop a creative approach to the writing and presentation of bids;
• Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process, whilst sharing best practice with the team;
• Ensure the quality of the response and bid to reflect our company values;
• Support on internal projects and continuously improving the bid process.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our global travel scholarship programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we’re looking for:

Experience

• Prior experience in bid roles, preferably within construction or engineering sectors
• Experience successfully managing bids generating over £250k fee revenue or with a value of over £15m construction cost;
• Experience of contributing to bids generating over £1m fee revenue or with a value of over £100m construction cost;
• Ability to demonstrate creativity and innovation through the production of bespoke documentation;
• Experience planning and delivering bid planning workshops with multiple attendees and complex team structures.
• Experience delivering projects to meet or exceed multiple internal & external stakeholder expectations

Key Skills

• Highly competent with MS PowerPoint and wider MS Office suite
• Technical proficient with Adobe Creative suite, particularly InDesign & Photoshop
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Sound proofreading & editing skills, with excellent attention to detail

Behaviours

• Collaborative approach and ability to build & maintain positive, professional relationships with colleagues & clients
• Work on own initiative, and to an exceedingly high quality
• Delivery of multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines
• Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Agile, adaptable & solutions focused

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline (Marketing, design, creative writing) - desirable
• Professionally qualified (APMP) - desirable

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.

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