Role: Bid Coordinator
Location: Dartford
Salary: up to £38k + Excellent Benefits
Hybrid Working: Up to 2 days per week from home after your first few months
About the Bid Coordinatopr role:
We are seeking an Bid Coordinator to join a work-winning team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, compliant and competitive tender submissions within the construction and social housing sector.
This role sits at the heart of the work-winning process.
You will coordinate bid activity from the opportunity stage through to submission, taking ownership of smaller bids and defined elements of larger, more complex tenders.
Working closely with the work-winning team and internal subject-matter experts, you will ensure bid programmes are followed, information is gathered efficiently, documents are well-structured and professionally presented, and deadlines are consistently met.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys managing moving parts, bringing structure to complex processes, and working with multiple stakeholders to produce strong, commercially focused submissions.
Bid Coordinator Key Responsibilities
Take ownership of smaller bids and fee submissions, with support from Bid Managers/Writers where required
Support major tenders by coordinating defined bid sections and workstreams
Produce and manage bid plans, trackers, and supporting documentation
Coordinate bid meetings, reviews, and progress sessions throughout the tender lifecycle
Manage submission portals, clarifications, and bid communications
Work with technical, commercial, and operational teams to gather high-quality bid content
Edit, review, and quality-check contributions to ensure compliance, consistency, and clarity
Produce and format professional tender documents and presentations, using InDesign or equivalent, where appropriate
Support development of win themes, value propositions, and key messaging
Maintain and continuously improve the bid library, templates, and case study content
Review and develop project sheets and supporting materials to strengthen future bids
Support wider business development and work-winning activity, including market and opportunity research
Proactively identify process improvements to enhance bid quality and efficiency
What We're Looking For in a Bid Coordinator
Proven experience in a Bid Coordinator, Bid Executive, or similar work-winning role
Experience delivering bids involving multiple internal contributors
Strong understanding of bid processes, tender compliance, and public-sector procurement
Excellent organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple live bids
High attention to detail and a critical eye for structure, consistency, and quality
Confident communicator, able to build relationships and constructively challenge when required
Calm, solutions-focused approach when working under pressure
Strong written and verbal communication skills
High level of IT capability, particularly MS Word, InDesign or similar highly advantageousDesirable
Experience within construction, refurbishment, maintenance, or social housing
Experience supporting public-sector procurement framework and regulated procurement processes Here are some of the brilliant benefits you could get as a Bid Coordinator:
23 days of holiday per year, excluding Bank Holidays (+ get more days with length of service)
Up to £2,000 reward for successful recommendations as part of our referral scheme
Significant savings on daily shopping through our benefits portal
A welcoming office, snacks, beverages, friendly colleagues and team socials throughout the year
A supportive culture and a great team with exceptional talent and experience
Trained Mental Health First Aiders support
Annual training budget so you can focus on your personal and professional development and much more…
For more info please contact Gary Sewell on (phone number removed)
Applications
If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed).
Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies