Senior Bid Coordinator

THE CROWD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Crowd in London is seeking a Senior Bid Coordinator to join its collaborative architecture practice. You will coordinate and produce compelling bid submissions, proposals, and campaigns, working with senior stakeholders to shape winning submissions and maintain a library of case studies and PQQs.

You will manage deadlines with strong layout and visual presentation skills, thrive in a hybrid environment, and contribute to ongoing business development across sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in the architectural/built environment space.
• Proficient in InDesign with a flair for design excellence.
• Proven track record in managing high-value bids.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Collaborative communication across diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the central inbox for opportunities and communications.
• Contribute to dynamic strategies for securing new projects across various sectors.
• Nurture relationships with internal stakeholders to produce compelling proposals and presentations.
• Orchestrate end-to-end bid processes with meticulous adherence to procedures.
• Craft polished bid submissions, ensuring precision and consistency through rigorous proofreading.
• Design visually engaging layouts for bids and tenders, integrating relevant images and graphics.
• Maintain bid details in an organised internal database.
• Conduct regular metrics evaluations.
• Keep the library of standard PQQ information, staff CVs, and project case studies up to date.

Skills

InDesign

Bid management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Graphic design

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

InDesign

Job description

About the Role:

Our client, a large, noteworthy architecture and design practice renowned for delivering award-winning, high-profile projects, is seeking a Senior Bid Coordinator to join their friendly and collaborative London team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with previous experience within the architecture, design, or wider built environment sector to join one of the industry’s most recognised practices.

As part of the bid team, you will play a key role in coordinating and producing compelling bid submissions, proposals, and strategic campaigns. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will help shape winning submissions, build strong relationships with both internal teams and external clients, and develop valuable insight into the market and future opportunities.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent written and communication skills, a strong graphic eye, and a keen understanding of layout and visual presentation. You will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple deadlines while maintaining a consistently high standard of work.

In return, the practice offers a highly supportive and positive working environment, excellent opportunities for professional development, hybrid working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career within a prestigious and sought-after design practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the central inbox for opportunities and communications
• Contribute to dynamic strategies for securing new projects across various sectors
• Nurture relationships with internal stakeholders to produce compelling proposals and presentations
• Orchestrate end-to-endbidprocesses with meticulousadherence to procedures
• Craft polishedbidsubmissions, ensuring precision and consistency through rigorous proofreading
• Design visually engaging layouts forbids and tenders, integrating relevant images and graphics
• Maintainbiddetails in an organised internal database
• Conduct regular metrics evaluations
• Keep the library of standard PQQ information, staff CVs, and project case studies up to date in line with practice standards

Key Skills / Requirements:

• Previous experience in the architectural/built environment space
• Proficient in InDesign, demonstrating a flair for design excellence
• Proven track record in managing high-valuebids
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Adept at collaborative communication across diverse stakeholders
• Strong graphic design skills

The Crowd is an equal opportunities employer and agency.