Senior Bid Coordinator

proAV; Egham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AV integrator seeks an experienced Senior Bid Coordinator in Egham. This role will involve managing the full bid process, from opportunity qualification to submission, while ensuring compliance and quality. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in coordinating bids, strong organizational skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. You will support the Bid Manager and contribute to high-quality submissions in a dynamic team environment. The position offers competitive remuneration and benefits.

Benefits

Personal and professional development opportunities

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in coordinating bids, proposals, and tender submissions.
• Proactive and solution-focused, anticipating challenges.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent proofreading skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end bid process from opportunity qualification to submission.
• Draft, edit, and refine proposal responses for accuracy and clarity.
• Coordinate with sales and technical experts to gather information for bids.

Skills

Bid coordination

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

About the Role

Role Overview

proAV are a leading global audio visual integrator, providing AV and event services across multiple client partnerships globally.

Our immediate requirement is for an experienced Senior Bid Coordinator to be a key part of our Egham team. The Senior Bid Coordinator will support the Bid Manager in delivering high-quality, compliant and compelling proposals. They will take ownership of coordinating end-to-end bid activity, ensuring timelines are met, submissions are consistent and stakeholders are fully engaged.

Experience and seniority of the position will be reflected by the remuneration and benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

Bid Coordination & Delivery

• Manage the end-to-end bid process, from opportunity qualification to submission.
• Develop bid timelines, compliance checklists and action plans to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Track progress of inputs, elevate risks or delays and ensure accountability.
• Support and oversee other bid team members, providing guidance, prioritisation and coordination to maintain smooth operations.
• Assist the Bid Manager with balancing bid workloads and concurrent deadlines, ensuring the team has the support and resources needed to deliver high-quality submissions.

Content & Quality Assurance

• Draft, edit and refine proposal responses to ensure accuracy, clarity and alignment with specification.
• Ensure all submissions comply with client requirements, evaluation criteria and company brand standards.
• Tailor standard content, case studies and CVs to align with each opportunity.
• Conduct compliance and quality checks, escalating issues to the Bid Manager for review.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate with sales, service, technical experts and other contributors to gather information.
• Provide clear communication on deadlines, requirements and progress updates.
• Chase inputs and elevate challenges to the Bid Manager.

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Document control ensuring upkeep of centralised content library and templates.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency across the bid function.

Desirable Skills

• Proven experience in coordinating bids, proposals and tender submissions.
• Proactive and solution-focused, with the ability to anticipate challenges.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent proofreading skills.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and document formatting.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator) is preferable, however training can be provided.

Hours of work

40 hours per week, 9 hours a day, 8.30am-5.30pm, including an hour unpaid break, Monday-Friday.

About Us

proAV designs, integrates and supports blended technology solutions with AV, UC and beyond including end-to-end services and 24/7/365 support to enhance global collaboration and empower your world of communication.

From reviewing technology to integration to post-deployment support, you’re in safe hands when you trust your AV and UC to proAV.

We are recognised as one of the AV industry’s most powerful international delivery and support operations trusted by a varied client base in more than 80 countries across 6 continents. To date, we have completed 700+ projects outside of the UK that meets the demands and challenges of a globalised marketplace, keeping the lines of communication and collaboration open.

From our state-of-the-­s‑of‑the‑­art Customer Services Centre and Video Network Operations Centre (VNOC) our dedicated teams manage, monitor and protect our global clients’s business‑critical AV systems architecture, products and technologies 24/7/365.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

proAV is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting and promoting an inclusive culture for all employees and job applicants. We want everyone to feel comfortable being themselves and create a culture where we understand and respect each other’s differences. proAV does not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We make employment decision based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and/or experience of the individual. proAV offers personal and professional developmentopportunities, not just through traditional qualifications, but also through Apprenticeship schemes, internal training and mentorship programmes. We support employees and job applicants with their work‑life balance through our family friendly policies and practices. We encourage all to apply.