Quality Bids & Proposals Lead (Defence Programs)

TXM Recruit; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week (Mon-Thu)

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

TXM Recruit is partnering with a world-leading defence organisation to recruit a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator based at their facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role coordinates all Quality activities during bid and proposal phases to ensure customer requirements are fully understood, accurately costed, and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.

Working with Business Development, Programme Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality teams, you will

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience with bids, tenders or proposal activities within defence, aerospace or another highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and customer requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications, technical documentation, and engineering drawings to establish the Quality scope of work.
• Develop and maintain accurate Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for bid submissions.
• Work with Quality subject matter experts to validate labour estimates, inspection activities and delivery strategies.
• Identify and document Quality assumptions, dependencies, and exclusions within proposals.
• Assess Quality-related risks and opportunities, supporting bid reviews and mitigation planning.
• Identify any additional tooling, equipment, certifications, training or specialist capability required to fulfil customer requirements.
• Represent the Quality function during proposal reviews, governance meetings, and approval boards.
• Maintain and continually improve Quality proposal templates, response libraries, and standard documentation.
• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Programme teams to ensure proposed Quality activities align with operational capability.
• Ensure all proposed Quality activities comply with customer, regulatory, and internal Quality Management System requirements

Skills

Quality engineering

Quality assurance

Manufacturing quality

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder management

AS9100 knowledge

Tools

SAP

Job description

TXM Recruit is partnering with a world-leading defence organisation to recruit a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator based at their facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role coordinates all Quality activities during bid and proposal phases to ensure customer requirements are fully understood, accurately costed, and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.

Working with Business Development, Programme Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality teams, you will