Senior Bid Co-ordinator

GirlingJones; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Bid Co-ordinator to join its dynamic team focused on major infrastructure projects. In this pivotal role, you will lead the development of high-value bids, ensuring they meet client requirements and internal governance. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, write compelling proposals, and mentor colleagues in effective bid writing. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to strategic wins while enjoying a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and professional development support.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

Enhanced parenthood leave

3pm finish on last Friday of each month

Cycle scheme

Dental cover

Optical cover

Annual allowance for professional memberships

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bid coordination and writing for infrastructure projects.
• Excellent writing and editing skills to communicate technical content.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major bids ensuring alignment with client requirements.
• Write and edit high-quality proposal content and oversee submission documents.

Skills

Bid Coordination

Bid Writing

Technical Writing

Microsoft Office Suite

Project Management

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Job Title: Senior Bid Co-ordinator – Major Infrastructure (Highways & Bridges)
Location: Bath
Level: Senior
Flexibility: Hybrid working with occasional travel across UK offices
Salary: Competitive, negotiable DoE – £45,000 – £60,000

The Opportunity

A multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Bid Co-ordinator to join its UK Bid Team, playing a pivotal role in securing major infrastructure work, particularly across Highways and Bridges. This position will focus on managing high-value bids, coordinating multidisciplinary input, and producing compelling proposals that align with business growth objectives.
This is a chance to step into a senior role within a high-performing team, contributing directly to strategic wins and business development efforts across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the development of major bids, ensuring alignment with client requirements and internal governance.
• Facilitate bid kick-off meetings, define win themes, manage timelines, and allocate roles across the team.
• Write and edit high-quality proposal content, including bespoke answers, case studies and supporting documents.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather, review and refine technical input, ensuring accuracy, clarity and alignment with the bid strategy.
• Oversee the production of submission documents, including formatting, proofing and final quality assurance.
• Support preparation for client presentations, coordinating content and organising mock interview sessions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance bid processes and implement best practices across the team.
• Capture and disseminate lessons learned from previous bids.
• Contribute to the development of marketing materials including CVs and project sheets.
• Mentor and support colleagues in understanding the bid process and effective bid writing.

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience in bid coordination and bid writing within the public procurement space, with a focus on infrastructure.
• Experience working in the engineering, construction, or architectural sectors.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate technical content clearly and persuasively.
• Experience managing multiple deadlines and coordinating inputs from diverse teams.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, SharePoint and related tools.
• Ability to travel occasionally to UK offices as required.

Desirable

• Experience in bid coordination and bid writing within the public procurement space with a focus on highways and bridges.
• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign or similar design tools.
• APMP membership or certification.
• Experience of line management or mentoring within a bid or business development context.

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility to be based from multiple UK locations.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with flexible holiday options.
• Generous pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of each month.
• A wide range of optional benefits including cycle scheme, dental and optical cover, travel insurance and more.
• Annual allowance for professional memberships or subscriptions.
• A strong learning and development culture, with tailored support at all career stages.
• Access to wellbeing resources and internal employee networks.
• Opportunity to work on significant, high-profile infrastructure bids across the UK.

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