Bid Coordinator

Coffey; Galway; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution

Discounted healthcare plans

Maternity and paternity pay

Career development

Long-term opportunities

Job summary

Coffey is seeking a Bid Coordinator to join its expanding Bid team in Ireland. The role focuses on producing high-quality pre-qualification and tender submissions that showcase Coffey’s capability and experience in major infrastructure projects.

You will coordinate content with design engineers, estimators and SMEs, build strong client relationships, and ensure submissions meet tight deadlines while maintaining robust bid libraries and templates.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing bid or tender documentation.
• Excellent written communication and technical writing skills.
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Good Microsoft Word skills and general MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and build strong working relationships.
• Experience in water, engineering or construction sectors is desirable, but transferable bid experience is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned pre-qualification and tender submissions from planning through to submission.
• Coordinate technical and non-technical content with design engineers, estimators and subject matter experts.
• Build positive relationships with clients throughout the tender process.
• Review, compile and submit high-quality bid documentation to tight deadlines.
• Maintain bid documentation, templates and information libraries.
• Identify opportunities to improve bid quality, processes and consistency.
• Support the wider Bid team and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Skills

Bid/tender documentation experience

Written communication

Organisational skills

MS Word / Word skills

Job description

About The Role

Bid Coordinator

Locations: Athenry, Co. Galway, Maynooth, Co. Kildare or Rathcormac, Co. Cork (Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)

• Competitive salary
• Employer pension contribution
• Discounted healthcare plans
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Career development
• Long-term opportunities

We're looking for a Bid Coordinator to join our experienced Bid team. As a Bid Coordinator, you'll play an important role in helping Coffey secure major infrastructure projects by producing high-quality pre-qualification and tender submissions that showcase our expertise and capability.

What you'll do

• Manage assigned pre-qualification and tender submissions from planning through to submission.
• Coordinate technical and non-technical content with design engineers, estimators and subject matter experts.
• Build positive relationships with clients throughout the tender process.
• Review, compile and submit high-quality bid documentation to tight deadlines.
• Maintain bid documentation, templates and information libraries.
• Identify opportunities to improve bid quality, processes and consistency.
• Support the wider Bid team and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing culture.

About You

As a Bid Coordinator, you'll bring:

• Experience preparing bid or tender documentation.
• Excellent written communication and technical writing skills.
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and build strong working relationships.
• Experience within the water, engineering or construction sectors is desirable, but we also welcome applicants with transferable bid experience from other industries.
• A full Irish driving licence where travel is required.
• The legal right to work in Ireland.

At Coffey, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

If you're ready to develop your career as a Bid Coordinator while working on some of Ireland's most significant infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Coffey is a family-owned Irish infrastructure company with over 50 years of experience delivering projects across the Water, Energy, Civil Engineering, Transportation and Building sectors. With offices in Athenry, Maynooth and Rathcormac, we've grown into one of Ireland's leading infrastructure specialists while retaining the family-business culture that defines us. Guided by our values of Do the Right Thing, Do it Better and Do it Together, we offer long-term careers, opportunities to work on major infrastructure projects and a genuinely collaborative working environment.