Proposals Coordinator

Morris & Spottiswood; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Morris & Spottiswood is seeking a Proposals Coordinator in London to lead compelling, compliant submissions across public and private sector opportunities. You will coordinate bids, gather content from operations, and craft tailored responses that communicate our capabilities and value.

The role offers hybrid working with experienced colleagues across the group, focusing on improving bid quality and efficiency through collaboration and best practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in proposals, bids or work-winning in construction, building services or related environment.
• Strong writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation with multiple deadlines and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate PQQs, tenders, framework submissions and client proposals.
• Gather content with service leads and SMEs to shape responses.
• Write clear, persuasive client-focused proposals tailored to criteria.
• Manage bid plans, review cycles, governance and deadlines.
• Maintain bid library with case studies, CVs and statements.

Skills

Proposal coordination

Bid/win experience

Writing

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Office

InDesign

Job description

Proposals Coordinator

Morris & Spottiswood London, England, United Kingdom

About this position

Morris & Spottiswood are one of the leading providers of fitout, refurbishment, M&E, facilities management and construction services in the UK. A family firm, with a proud track record of excellence, we aim high, act responsibly and value our staff and customers

The role

We are looking for a Proposals Coordinator to help drive growth across a range of sectors and M&E services. From planning and design to installation – and everything in between - delivering across the life of a project. The Senior Proposals Coordinator is a key work-winning role, supporting bids, frameworks, tenders and client proposals across public and private sector opportunities.

Within the wider Group Proposals function, you will coordinate compelling, compliant submissions that clearly communicate our service capability, value and differentiation.

The opportunity

This role is ideal for an experienced bid or proposals professional who enjoys working with operational teams, shaping high-quality written responses and improving bid content, processes and outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinate PQQs, tenders, framework submissions and client-specific proposals.
• Work with service leads, operations teams and subject matter experts to gather and shape content.
• Write clear, persuasive responses tailored to client priorities, scoring criteria and service outcomes.
• Coordinate bid plans, review cycles, governance requirements and submission deadlines.
• Maintain and improve bid library, including service methodologies, case studies, CVs, value propositions and capability statements.
• Support client interviews, presentations, clarification responses and marketing collateral.
• Coordinate services-led accreditations, evidence and compliance content with HSQE and wider teams.
• Share best practice across the Group Proposals function and support continuous improvement in bid quality and efficiency.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a proposals, bid or work-winning role within construction, building services, engineering, FM or a related environment.
• Knowledge of building services, MEP or services contracts.
• Experience of framework-led procurement in the public and/or private sectors.
• Strong writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, with a strong focus on quality, compliance and presentation.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office; knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign is essential

You’ll be someone who is

• Collaborative, proactive and relationship-focused.
• Commercially aware and client-focused.
• Resilient under pressure and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Committed to continuous improvement and sharing best practice.

You’ll join a supportive, values-led business where people are encouraged to contribute, develop and make a real impact. Hybrid working is available, and you’ll work closely with experienced colleagues across our groups.

Valuing People at Morris & Spottiswood
Morris & Spottiswood is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.

Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.

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