Bid Coordinator

Overview

ALTEN
, an engineering and technology consultancy, we are a leading Engineering and IT consultancy operating across 30 countries, in sectors including Aeronautics, Space, Defence, Security and Naval, Automotive, Rail and mobility, Energy and environment, Life Sciences and health, Industrial Equipment and electronics, Telecoms, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Retail, Services & Medias, Public Services & Government. With a team of passionate, diligent, and agile engineers, we are united by a common purpose: building tomorrow’s world today.

We support our customers  development strategies as well as their technological and sustainability transformation.

The Bid Coordinator role is based in London. The Bid Coordinator ensures that ALTEN delivers high-quality bids and ultimately wins new contracts. If you want to join a high-performing team driven by excellence and growth, you should apply for this role.

• Coordinate bid actions and stakeholders.
• Provide critical and creative inputs to the value proposition.
• Support the bid team in creating the winning offer.
• Guarantee the high quality of the offer delivered in line with ALTEN’s standards.
• Support the team to identify key messages and differentiators for the bid and develop the bid response.
• Become a bid process specialist for ALTEN.
• Train and coach the bid stakeholders on the bid process.
• Monitor and improve bid performance.
• Identify and deploy the best/innovative ways of working to improve the company’s approach to proposals.

• Direct report to the Bid Manager for ALTEN in the UK.
• Join an international strategic business development team.
• Coordinate across business units and corporate functions.

• Excellent Project Management skills in timely management of bids to meet strict deadlines — not a strictly nine to five role — an understanding that the deadline must be met, and this requires some flexibility as to hours worked.
• Strong attention to detail:
  Excellent English; writing and numerical skills.
• Excellent presentation skills and facilitating presentation rehearsals.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to deal effectively and appropriately with staff at all levels within the company.
• Commercial, bids, tender, business development, marketing background or equivalent military experience.
• Ability to persuade, influence and challenge in a constructive manner and identify appropriate solutions.
• Ability to translate the firm s service offering into key benefits for a client.
• Must be able to “think outside the box” so that new opportunities can be exploited.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word; Excel; PowerPoint) is essential.

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on  If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected.

Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

By joining us you can expect:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience.
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society.
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive basic salary accompanied by an attractive bonus based on your performance.

In addition, we offer:

• Company benefits including Private Medical Healthcare, Life Insurance and Travel Insurance.
• Pension scheme with company contributions up to 6%.
• Working Conditions:
  
  2-3 days a week in Central London head office.
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance program.
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month.

• As an equal-opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners.

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