Bid Coordinator

Mech Tech Professionals have an opportunity available for a Bid Coordinator to apprehend a full-time position based in Macclesfield, Cheshire East.

Our client, one of the UK's largest design and build contractors within the Water, Pharmaceutical, Power & energy, Nuclear and Food & Beverage industries require a competent professional to join their team immediately.

Negotiable Salary + Benefits

The shift pattern will be 40 hours per week.

Overview:

Whilst working from an office based in Penketh and with the potential to travel to other offices/sites when required, the Bid Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end bid process, ensuring timely, high-quality, and competitive tender submissions.

The role involves coordinating input from various stakeholders, managing documentation, and maintaining bid content and databases.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate and manage the full lifecycle of bids from expression of interest (EOI) to submission and post-submission clarifications, including;
  
  
• Creation of New Opportunities within the client's management systems
  
  
• Review enquiry documents and highlight missing documents, detail and discrepancies
  
  
• Preparation of Template Documents
  
  
• Ensuring SharePoint sites are updated to include proposals, correspondence etc in line with clients QA procedures.
  
  
• Liaising with the client to ensure they are kept up to date with bid progress.
  
  
• Obtaining prices from Third Parties and support the Bid team with any proposal requirements.
  
  
• Following up submitted Proposals and book in new orders
  
  
• Liaise with internal departments (estimating, project management, engineering, procurement, legal, etc.) to gather accurate and relevant information for bid responses.
  
  
• Track bid progress and submission deadlines using bid management tools.
  
  
• Ensure compliance with internal governance processes and client specifications.
  
  
• Support the Bid Manager or Business Development team in post-bid reviews and lessons learned sessions.
  
  
• Assist with completing Prequalification’s and Vendor Questionnaires and maintain a library of standard content, templates, and case studies for future bids.
  
  
• Maintain the client's Estimating databases to ensure supplier prices are up to date and relevant
  
  Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications required:
  
  
• The suitable candidate will ideally have previous experience of working in a similar or related role
  
  
• Full UK Driving License (required)
  
  
• Strong project coordination and organisational skills and the ability to multi-task - prioritise activities and work under time pressures.
  
  
• Excellent written English, grammar, and proofreading ability.
  
  Software Experience(s):
  
  
• The Bid Coordinator must possess good I.T. skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint) software
  
  Further information to be discussed throughout the on-boarding stage(s)