Bid Coordinator

Are you a Bid Coordinator looking for your next opportunity in Nottingham, East Midlands?

We're hiring a Bid Coordinator in the East Midlands to support high-profile construction tender submissions and pre-construction activities across the East Midlands and West Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent role with a highly reputable regional main contractor offering excellent career progression, competitive salary and a supportive, collaborative working environment.

Join a well-established, family-owned contractor with over 50 years of experience delivering high-quality construction projects. This Bid Coordinator role offers hands-on involvement in the full tender process, from PQQs to ITT submissions, with real opportunities to develop your career in pre-construction, bid management or work-winning.

Our client is a well-established, forward-thinking regional main contractor in Nottingham with over 50 years of experience delivering high-quality construction projects throughout the East Midlands and the West Midlands.

With a diverse project portfolio and a strong focus on collaboration, they operate across the MOD, healthcare, MOJ, commercial and industrial sectors. Known for their consistent delivery and client-focused approach, they have ambitious growth plans and a pipeline of exciting tender opportunities.

Key Highlights:

• Long-standing contractor with an excellent market reputation
• Focus on quality, innovation and client satisfaction
• Strong presence in public sector frameworks and negotiated work
• Projects range from £1m to £30m+
• Excellent staff retention and opportunities for development
• Modern offices with collaborative team culture

As a Bid Coordinator in the East Midlands operating across Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Northampton and the surrounding areas, you will work closely with the pre-construction and business development teams to support the end-to-end tendering process. You'll play a key role in producing compelling, high-quality bid submissions that effectively communicate the contractor's strengths, experience and value proposition.

This is a people-focused and detail-driven tender response specialist position that would suit a candidate with strong organisational, copywriting and visual communication skills. This proposal writing job opportunity is ideal for someone looking to develop a long-term career in pre-construction, bid writing careers or work-winning within the construction sector.

As a Bid Coordinator based in the East Midlands, your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate the preparation and submission of PQQs, EOIs, ITT and framework applications across multiple sectors
• Create and edit high-quality written content and case studies for use in construction bids
• Liaise with internal departments (estimating, planning, commercial, operations) to gather relevant bid content
• Format and design visually engaging proposals and presentations that showcase project expertise
• Monitor tender portals and ensure submission deadlines are met with full compliance
• Support bid review meetings and manage submission quality assurance
• Assist in developing strategies for win themes and tailored responses to client requirements
• Maintain bid library including case studies, CVs, accreditations and company information

To be successful in this Midlands Bid Coordinator job, you'll have experience working in a construction, consultancy or built environment setting, ideally supporting tender submissions or marketing communications.

We would also welcome applications from those outside the sector but looking to move into construction and develop their bid writing careers UK.

The ideal candidate for this tender response specialist position will bring excellent written communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to produce compelling, compliant bid submissions under pressure.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a bid, proposals or pre-qualification questionnaire writer role
• Excellent written English and meticulous attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe Creative Suite is desirable
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to manage multiple deadlines and work well under pressure
• Confident communicator and team collaborator
• Creative mindset with a good eye for layout and design
• Knowledge of the construction industry or public sector procurement is preferred but not essential
• Based in (or willing to commute to) Nottingham and the Midlands region

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Bid Coordinator to join a successful and supportive team, with real opportunities for progression into Bid Manager or Senior Bid Writer roles and exposure to high-value work across multiple sectors.

As a Bid Coordinator, you'll enjoy excellent benefits, genuine career development support and the chance to contribute to winning high-profile construction projects across the Midlands.

Package Includes:

• Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (DOE)
• Company benefits package
• Enhanced pension
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave
• Friendly, supportive working culture
• Regular social events and team activities
• Career development and training support with clear progression to Bid Manager role

Apply Now: Bid Coordinator Job in Nottingham, East Midlands

Apply now to join a market-leading regional contractor delivering high-profile construction projects across Nottingham, Leicester, Derby Birmingham and the wider East Midlands and West Midlands.

Should your application be successful, we will be in touch within 48 hours to send you full details about the company, role and tender pipeline.

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