Design-Led Bid Manager for Tender Submissions

Workplace Futures Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

26 days annual leave

Death in service

Cycle to work

Company social events

Annual company summer trip

Job summary

Workplace Futures Group is seeking a Bid Manager to lead tender submissions across its design, build and management brands. The role combines design-led document production in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite with coordination of cross-functional teams to meet internal deadlines and client requirements.

You will own bids from receipt to issue, ensure compliance, craft compelling narratives and present the group’s capabilities through targeted case studies and team profiles.

Qualifications

• Strong graphic design background with client-facing documents.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience applying brand guidelines across published materials.
• Ability to own a document from receipt to issue, coordinating contributors.
• Excellent written English with editing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tenders concurrently and set expectations.
• Meticulous attention to compliance, response limits and version control.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Word and Excel).

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of assigned tenders from receipt of the pack through to submission.
• Interpreting tender documents to establish requirements, response limits and evaluation criteria.
• Coordinating input from pre-construction, commercial, design, project delivery and supply chain colleagues.
• Writing, editing and proofreading content so that each submission reads as a single document and answers the questions asked.
• Producing and laying out submissions in Figma, incorporating charts, infographics, imagery and embedded video.
• Working with our design team to ensure every submission adheres to brand guidelines and maintains a consistent professional standard.
• Preparing tailored team profiles, CVs, case studies and comparable project experience for each tender.
• Maintaining the bid library, template content, version control and document naming conventions.
• Conducting final pre-submission checks on compliance, completeness, consistency and appendices, and uploading to client portals.
• Producing content and design for post-tender interviews and client presentations.

Skills

Graphic design

Written English

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Graphic design qualification

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Job description

Workplace Futures Group is seeking a Bid Manager to lead tender submissions across its design, build and management brands. The role combines design-led document production in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite with coordination of cross-functional teams to meet internal deadlines and client requirements.

You will own bids from receipt to issue, ensure compliance, craft compelling narratives and present the group’s capabilities through targeted case studies and team profiles.