Bid Coordinator - Plymouth, United Kingdom - AECOM

AECOM

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone.

Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy.

We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Job Description:

AECOM's Major Pursuits Team (MPT) manages the company's largest and most strategic tender submissions across both established and emerging markets.

The
Bid Coordinator will generally support the Bid Manager or Associate Bid Director, having read and understood the client requirements.

They will devise draft bid programmes, coordinate inputs from Subject Matter Experts and track progress against tasks and individuals for reporting to the bid lead.

The Bid Coordinator work collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues, writers, graphic designers and the MPT leadership team. The role covers the full procurement lifecycle including EOIs, PQQs and proposals. Bid Coordinators should be capable of successfully leading tasks such as EOI and PQQ form completion.

Responsibilities:

Review RFPs and other related documents and support in gathering proposal information to create winning responses
Review existing content where relevant and provide the Bid Manager with relevant information
Prepare templates, CVs, case studies and occasionally storyboards; chase content contributors as required
Coordinate the preparation of identified expression of interests, prequalification questionnaires and proposals
Ensure a winning, compliant, error free document arrives with the client in the correct format, meeting the deadline
Break down submitted bids for a library of prewritten proposal content, where required
Assist in the preparation of presentations for specific pursuits
Identify and share lessons learned as inputs to the continuous improvement of the bidding process and tools
Supports the team in ad hoc activities to develop our bidding excellence
Proactively identifies improvement areas in our activities and shares these with MPT leadership, working to resolve / improve issues as directed

Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with experience of coordinating multidisciplinary proposals of a high strategic value
An eye for detail, not accepting second best and taking personal pride and responsibility for all aspects within their control
A sound working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
A flexible approach to supporting bids and business development activities across the UK & Ireland and CE
The ability to work professionally and collaboratively and build credibility with senior colleagues
The ability to work collaboratively with internal clients and to tactfully but effectively chase others for contributions as needed
A methodical approach to assisting in the administration and production of bids
The ability to work positively under pressure and deliver quality output to deadlines
The drive to improve and adhere to processes / systems and the motivation to contribute to and support bid teams
An experienced and efficient multitasker

Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

We also provide a robust global well-being program.

We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.