Senior Bid Coordinator

Senior Bid Coordinator - Manchester - England About this opportunity An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Bid Coordinator to join the Gleeds North England regional business, under the coordination of the Global Bid Team to support targeted business growth through the creation of winning bid submissions. We do this by ensuring we target the right opportunities with the right proposition in a compelling way. The Senior Bid Coordinator is expected to lead regional bids for the North England business (across some 170 technical staff operating from 4 regional offices) to provide support for public and private sector bids. You will support the decision to bid and will contribute to strategy, as well as management planning of each bid; managing storyboarding workshops; as well as managing the writing and response process to ensure that a compelling, professional and compliant bid is developed, on time and with the appropriate levels of review and gateway sign off. You will be expected to manage multiple bids simultaneously whilst supporting the management of workload and pipeline for the team. You will work closely with an equivalent support coordinator in the Scotland and Northern Ireland region (S&NI), to help consolidate the North bid support strategy which S&NI and NE sit within. You have reach into the Global Bid Team via line management for professional growth, support and assurance. As an enthusiastic, motivated and approachable senior bid coordinator in the UK Regional Bid Team, you are expected to develop win strategies and bid plans and bring ideas, innovation and fresh, creative thinking to the regional bid process whilst also being a team ambassador and setting high standards of behaviour and professionalism. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Support decision to bid process (bid to win), including alignment with regional business plans and sector growth. The undertaking of bid/no bid conversations with Technical Leads is essential to ensuring that we are targeting the correct opportunities; Lead storyboarding workshops to develop clear structures for responses which articulate our win themes; Lead strategy and proposition development on major regional bids to ensure win themes are clearly articulated at the outset of the bid process; Produce clear answer schedules which enable technical authors to generate compelling draft content; Manage the bid process, engaging with the bid contributors on a bid by bid and day to day basis; Timely planning, management and completion of bid submissions; Organise the review of the submissions against client requirements for high quality and accuracy; Plan, write and coordinate bid responses; Collaborate in the understanding and interpretation of the questions and evaluation criteria within tender documents; Direct the construction of relevant answers which clearly answer the clients’ question and portray the company in the best light; Support tender interview and clarifications process; Ensure accurate and up to date information is placed in all tender and pre-qualification questionnaire documents; Maintain records and stats relating to submissions and successes; Build internal and external relationships with individuals associated with the bid process in order to create quality bids; Develop a creative approach to the writing and presentation of bids; Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process, whilst sharing best practice with the team; Ensure the quality of the response and bid to reflect our company values; Support other regional and national bids where bid submissions reach a peak; Champion the role of the bid team around the company and dealing with ad‑hoc queries; Support internal projects including continuously improving the bid process; Maintain an up‑to‑date data base of CVs, and case studies and customer testimonials; Support regional business development process with presentational material;As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:Opportunities to develop and grow your career A contributory pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme Flexible working arrangementsWho we’re looking for: ExperienceProven experience in bidding Understanding of professional service and/or the building/property Construction industry experience (desirable) Ability to demonstrate experience successfully managing bids generating over £250k fee revenue or with a value of over £15m construction cost Project management experience Demonstrate creativity and innovation through the production of bespoke documentation Ability to plan and execute bid planning workshops with multiple attendees and complex team structuresKey SkillsHighly experienced in Microsoft Office Suite, with exceptional Word and PowerPoint formatting skills Highly experienced in Adobe InDesign Excellent command of both spoken and written English (mandatory) A proactive, self‑motivated, enthusiastic and determined bid professional Skilled in editing copy to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation and to ensure consistent standard and style A team player and effective communicator able to establish and maintain harmonious and professional relationships with clients and colleagues Work on own initiative, and to an exceedingly high quality Able to multi‑task and work to tight deadlines in high pressure situations Possess strong organisational and project management skills Flexible, results driven and keen to take responsibility Manage delivery through multiple team members and internal/external stakeholdersQualificationsDegree in a relevant discipline (desirable) Professionally qualified (APMP) (desirable)About us Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. 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