Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator

TXM Recruit; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

TXM Recruit is partnering with a leading defence organisation to recruit a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator. The role focuses on shaping proposals, ensuring quality requirements are understood, accurately costed and supported by achievable resource plans.

You will work across Business Development, Programme Management, Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to identify quality obligations and risks in each bid.

Qualifications

• Background in Quality Engineering, QA or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals in defence/aerospace or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with AS9100 and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements, specs and drawings to scope quality work for bids.
• Develop BOEs with costings and resource estimates for proposals.
• Validate labour hours, inspections and delivery approaches with SMEs.
• Capture assumptions, dependencies and exclusions in bid submissions.
• Identify quality risks and mitigation actions for bids.
• Determine equipment, tooling, training and certification needs.
• Represent Quality in bid reviews and sign-off meetings.
• Maintain bid templates and reusable proposal content.
• Ensure bid activities meet regulatory and company requirements.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Quality Assurance

Manufacturing Quality

Bids/Tenders Support

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator Defence Aerospace & Advanced Engineering TXM Recruit is working in partnership with a leading defence organisation to recruit a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator. This opportunity suits a Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Manufacturing Quality professional with experience supporting bids, tenders, or proposals in a regulated engineering environment. You’ll help shape proposals before contract award, ensuring quality requirements are understood, accurately costed and supported by realistic resource and delivery plans. Working across Business Development, Programme Management, Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering, you’ll identify the quality obligations and risks that need to be addressed within each bid.

The Role

• Review customer requirements, technical specifications and drawings to establish the quality scope of work.
• Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), accurately costing and resourcing proposed activities.
• Work with Quality subject matter experts to validate labour hours, inspection requirements and delivery approaches.
• Document quality assumptions, dependencies and exclusions within bid submissions.
• Identify quality risks and opportunities, contributing to mitigation plans and bid risk reviews.
• Determine requirements for additional equipment, tooling, training, certification and specialist skills.
• Represent Quality at bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off meetings.
• Maintain and improve bid templates, standard responses and reusable proposal content.
• Ensure proposed quality activities meet customer, regulatory and company requirements and align with operational capability.

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• A background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within defence, aerospace or another highly regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to coordinate input from multiple stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Developing BOEs and resource plans.
• First Article Inspection (FAI) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
• SAP or a similar ERP system.
• An Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.