At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Turner & Townsend has experienced significant success and growth in Bristol, the UK and internationally. To help support our future long-term ambition and vision for growth, we are looking for a high calibre Bid Coordinator to join the Bristol office.  This is a senior role which will focus on bid management and raising our profile in the market, which we believe is a key part in helping us realise our ambition.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious person to join a highly successful consultancy and contribute to our future growth. The Bristol office has grown to 600+ persons and we are regarded as the leading consultancy in the South West in our field. We are appointed on many high profile regional projects, working with local, national and global clients.

Working hours are 37½ hours each week starting at 8.30am and finishing at 5.00pm. Some flexibility will be required to achieve deadlines and to attend meetings. There will also be occasional networking events requiring attendance outside of office hours.

Key day to day activities will include:

• Leading the co-ordination, completion and submission of bids. This will require managing the input from directors and technical staff, driving the bid process and producing submissions in line with company standards.
• Managing bid timetables to ensure bid team members respond in line with bid plan and that all deadlines are met and that bids are submitted on time and in the correct manner.
• Reviewing bid documents and pulling together previous relevant bids, best practice answers from bid portal and systems.
• Working closely with our central business generation team so that we deliver best practice documents.
• Tracking future opportunities and supporting senior staff with market intelligence.
• Supporting us to organise external events with clients and fellow professionals.
• Maintaining our client and marketing databases.

• Proven experience in the delivery of bid documents including marketing documents, prequalification questionnaires, tenders and presentations.
• Ideally this experience should be gained within a similar organisation, with Defence sector experience an advantage.
• Experience of working with bid portals.
• Pro-active and approachable – well organised, innovative and a strong communicator.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Knowledge of InDesign would be advantageous.
• The ability to learn new procedures quickly and liaise with clients and staff.
• The role holder must have experience taking responsibility for managing their work and working with minimal supervision to achieve the outcomes required for the team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Due to the sensitive nature of the works involved in the defence projects, candidates will be required to hold, or be able to hold, valid security clearance (SC) and in order to do so will need to be:

British Nationals

Hold a UK Passport.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.