Senior Bid Coordinator

About the role

A leading architectural practice is looking for a creative and highly organised Senior Bid Coordinator to join its London team. You will own high‑value bid submissions, support work‑winning activity and help develop a strong bids function.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full bid lifecycle from opportunity identification to final submission.
• Coordinate bid programmes, internal deadlines and stakeholder input.
• Maintain procurement portals and handle various submission methods.
• Produce high‑quality bid documents using Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign.
• Write, edit and proofread bid responses to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Build relationships with partners, senior stakeholders and technical teams.
• Support work‑winning strategies and maintain internal bid libraries (CVs, case studies, photography).
• Review bid outcomes, capture lessons learned and suggest process improvements.

Required profile

• Proven experience in bid coordination within architecture, construction, consultancy or the wider built environment.
• Strong knowledge of the end‑to‑end bid process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational abilities.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and partners.

Required skills

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Procurement portals
• CMAP
• OpenAsset