Senior Bid Coordinator

MADE Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Pension and season ticket loan

Twice yearly bonus opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

MADE Careers seeks a Senior Bid Coordinator in London to lead major bids from strategy through to submission, coordinating teams and ensuring compliant, compelling content. The role blends strategic positioning with high‑quality submission coordination.

You will work with senior leadership and design teams on win strategies, market research and business development, while managing multiple live pursuits and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience across bids, proposals or work winning.
• Experience managing complex bids from strategy through to submission.
• Architecture, design, built environment or professional services experience advantageous.
• Strong understanding of bid compliance and conformance.
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and contributing to win strategy.
• Advanced InDesign skills essential.
• Strong PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate bids from strategy through to submission.
• Run kick offs and pursuit strategy sessions.
• Develop win themes and positioning with senior leadership.
• Manage bid requirements, compliance and conformance.
• Coordinate contributors, deadlines and submission content.
• Research clients and markets to strengthen bid strategy.
• Write, edit and review compelling proposal content.
• Manage multiple live pursuits and deadlines.

Skills

Bid coordination

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Writing & editing

Time management

Tools

InDesign

PowerPoint

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

MADE Careers is working with a leading international architecture and design practice looking to appoint an experienced Senior Bid Coordinator to its London team.

This is a strategic bid role, working closely with senior leadership and design teams from early positioning and win strategy through to final submission.

You’ll take ownership of complex pursuits, helping teams develop the right approach and messaging while ensuring submissions are well coordinated, fully compliant and delivered to a high standard. This reflects the original brief’s emphasis on strategic positioning rather than bid production alone.

The Role

You’ll manage major bids from early qualification through to submission, combining strategy, coordination and conformance.

Alongside bids, you’ll contribute to wider market research, campaigns and business development activity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate bids from strategy through to submission
• Run kick offs and pursuit strategy sessions
• Develop win themes and positioning with senior leadership
• Manage bid requirements, compliance and conformance
• Coordinate contributors, deadlines and submission content
• Research clients and markets to strengthen bid strategy
• Write, edit and review compelling proposal content
• Manage multiple live pursuits and competing deadlines

Requirements

• Around 5+ years’ experience across bids, proposals or work winning
• Strong experience managing complex bids from strategy through to submission
• Architecture, design, built environment or professional services experience highly advantageous
• Strong understanding of bid compliance and conformance
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and contributing to win strategy
• Advanced InDesign skills essential
• Strong PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Cloud skills
• Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple deadlines
• Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits
• Medical and dental insurance
• Pension and season ticket loan
• Twice yearly bonus opportunities

Why This Role

This is a great move for an experienced bid or marketing professional who wants more involvement in the strategy behind winning work, while still owning the coordination and quality of major submissions.