Bid Project Coordinator

Navantia UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Company pension

31 days holiday

Life assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

Job summary

Navantia UK is seeking a highly organised Bid Project Coordinator to support the BPMO in securing strategic, high-value contracts across the UK defence and marine sectors. You will coordinate bid activities, manage documentation, support project controls and drive winning proposals from opportunity identification to contract award.

You will work with Bid Managers, Capture Managers and Business Development teams, coordinating meetings, governance, schedules and budgets, and administering SAP/CRM

Qualifications

• UK Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) in Engineering, Business Studies, Project Management, Commercial Management or Business Administration.
• Strong MS Office skills and confidence with business systems.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively.
• Professional communicator with a proactive and collaborative approach.
• Bid coordination or project coordination.
• Project controls or project management.
• Commercial, sales or customer-facing environments.
• Defence, maritime or engineering sectors.

Responsibilities

• Supporting bid teams throughout the full opportunity lifecycle.
• Coordinating meetings, recording actions and maintaining bid governance activities.
• Managing bid documentation, deliverables and approval workflows.
• Supporting schedule, budget and RAIDO management across bid projects.
• Administering CRM systems (SAP C4C) and supporting SAP-based budget governance.
• Assisting with customer enquiries, clarifications and stakeholder communications.
• Supporting supply chain activities, including NDAs, vendor information and contract documentation.
• Maintaining bid libraries, customer portals and governance reporting.

Skills

MS Office

Organisational skills

Time management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Bid coordination

Project coordination

Project controls

Commercial awareness

Defence/marine sector experience

Education

UK Level 5 qualification (Engineering/Business/PM/Commercial/Business Admin)

Tools

SAP

CRM

Job description

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Description

Join Navantia UK as a Bid Project Coordinator

Following significant investment across all Navantia UK sites, there has never been a more exciting time to join the business and play a key role in shaping its future growth. We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Bid Project Coordinator to support the Bid Project Management Office (BPMO) in securing strategic, high-value contracts across the UK defence and marine sectors.

In this pivotal role, you'll work alongside Bid Managers, Capture Managers and Business Development teams to coordinate bid activities, manage documentation, support project controls and help drive winning proposals from opportunity identification through to contract award.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting bid teams throughout the full opportunity lifecycle
• Coordinating meetings, recording actions and maintaining bid governance activities
• Managing bid documentation, deliverables and approval workflows
• Supporting schedule, budget and RAIDO management across bid projects
• Administering CRM systems (SAP C4C) and supporting SAP-based budget governance
• Assisting with customer enquiries, clarifications and stakeholder communications
• Supporting supply chain activities, including NDAs, vendor information and contract documentation
• Maintaining bid libraries, customer portals and governance reporting

What we're looking for:

• UK Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) in Engineering, Business Studies, Project Management, Commercial Management or Business Administration
• Strong MS Office skills and confidence working with business systems
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively
• Professional communicator with a proactive and collaborative approach
• Bid coordination or project coordination
• Project controls or project management
• Commercial, sales or customer-facing environments
• Defence, maritime or engineering sectors

Locations:

Bristol / Belfast

If you're looking to develop your career within a growing defence and marine organisation and want to be part of major UK programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

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Additional Information

Equal Opportunity: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. To ensure equal opportunities for all candidates, we commit to a fair and unbiased recruitment process at every stage. This includes ensuring hiring managers are aware of legislation, providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, and actively seeking to eliminate any form of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a recruitment environment where every candidate feels valued and has an equal chance to succeed.

• Competitive base pay
• Company pension
• 31 days holiday
• Life assurance
• Health Care Cash Plan

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.