Job Title: Bid Coordinator
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Build A Career That Matters
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Bid Coordinator at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol.
The role
As a Bid Coordinator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You bring people, information and timelines together to shape persuasive proposals that help protect the nation, accelerate clean energy, and support the UK’s defence, aerospace and engineering ambitions.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
1. Coordinate multiple bid work packages and inputs, maintaining plans, actions and dependencies to keep everything on track.
2. Drive bid governance, scheduling and facilitating gate reviews and ensuring deliverables meet defined standards.
3. Develop clear bid matrices, trackers and document registers that enable fast decisions and high‑quality submissions.
4. Lead internal meetings and liaise confidently with stakeholders at all levels, turning ambiguity into clear next steps.
5. Report on progress, risks and mitigations, producing concise updates for the Bid Manager and programme leadership.
This is a full‑time role, 37 hours per week, based at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available.
Essential experience of the Bid Coordinator:
6. Demonstrable understanding of the tender cycle, including the bid matrix and review process to identify viable opportunities.
7. Proven experience in a deadline‑driven environment, working to goals and milestones in a timely manner.
8. Highly organised with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels.
Qualifications for the Bid Coordinator:
9. There are no mandatory formal qualifications specified, although APMP Foundation Certification would be advantageous. If you can demonstrate the essential experience above, we’d like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (
What we offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
18. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
19. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of