Proposal Co Ordinator – to £45k plus benefits

London

Our client is a leading main contractor involved in large scale building schemes including residential and commercial.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Proposals Manager, you will be required to support the Bid Managers and the preconstruction team in the production of winning proposals and bids.

This will be in accordance with required timescales and corporate processes to secure new business opportunities for the region and convert these into confirmed work.

Role;

Assist the Proposals and Bid Managers and preconstruction team in the production and timely submission of prequalification bids and tenders, including:

* Reviewing and understanding client prequalification and tender documentation;

* Identifying key deliverables, constraints and USP’s;

* Editing the technical written work of others to improve its structure, readability, brevity, grammar, spelling and punctuation;

* Producing presentations, organisation charts and CV’s and supporting documents as required; Checking draft submissions adequately answer the questions and sourcing information to address omissions;

* Designing and executing bid folders and dividers as required; Using online tendering portals;

* Assist the Proposals/Bid Manager in the completion of standard information sections of proposals and bids and assist the Regional Secretary in ensuring that this information is updated as appropriate;

* Assist the Proposals/Bid Manager in responding to requests for information from other regions in an accurate and timely manner;

* Support the Business Development Manager in opportunity tracking and research as required;

* Support the Business Development team in the organisation of regional events as required;

* Support the Business Development Team in the production of regional marketing collateral including brochures and display boards;

Essential:

* Experience of working with internal and external customers and meeting their expectations;

* Demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills and good numerical skills;

* Pay excellent attention to detail;

* Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills;

* Be proficient in using IT – in particular MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign and Photoshop;

* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload;

* Be able to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines without excessive supervision; Recognise the deadline driven nature of the role;

* Be able to work on their own using their own initiative;

* Be a team player who is willing to adapt to the changing priorities of the business;

* Experience of working in a proposal / bid environment and in preparing proposal and bid documents;

* Experience in working in a construction environment;

* Knowledge of construction processes and practices;

* Qualification in graphic design, marketing or business – but combinations of education and experience with a willingness to undertake new training will also be considered