Bid Coordinator

We Served; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK nuclear solutions provider is seeking a full-time Bid Coordinator. This role requires the ability to coordinate bid packages, manage crucial timelines and drive governance for high-quality submissions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in deadline-driven environments and strong stakeholder management skills, with a focus on delivering persuasive proposals. The position offers a hybrid working pattern combined with a competitive salary and an extensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteer work

Employee assistance programme for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of the tender cycle and the bid matrix.
• Proven experience managing deadlines and working to goals.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage stakeholder relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bid work packages, maintaining plans and dependencies.
• Drive bid governance and ensure deliverables meet standards.
• Develop clear bid matrices and document registers.
• Lead internal meetings and manage stakeholder communication.
• Report on progress and updates to the Bid Manager.

Skills

Understanding of the tender cycle

Deadline-driven experience

Strong stakeholder management skills

Ability to influence at all levels

Education

APMP Foundation Certification (advantageous)

Job description

Job Title: Bid Coordinator

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70541

Build A Career That Matters

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Bid Coordinator at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol.

The role

As a Bid Coordinator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You bring people, information and timelines together to shape persuasive proposals that help protect the nation, accelerate clean energy, and support the UK’s defence, aerospace and engineering ambitions.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Coordinate multiple bid work packages and inputs, maintaining plans, actions and dependencies to keep everything on track.
• Drive bid governance, scheduling and facilitating gate reviews and ensuring deliverables meet defined standards.
• Develop clear bid matrices, trackers and document registers that enable fast decisions and high‑quality submissions.
• Lead internal meetings and liaise confidently with stakeholders at all levels, turning ambiguity into clear next steps.
• Report on progress, risks and mitigations, producing concise updates for the Bid Manager and programme leadership.

This is a full‑time role, 37 hours per week, based at one of our key locations: Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential experience of the Bid Coordinator:

• Demonstrable understanding of the tender cycle, including the bid matrix and review process to identify viable opportunities.
• Proven experience in a deadline‑driven environment, working to goals and milestones in a timely manner.
• Highly organised with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels.

Qualifications for the Bid Coordinator:

• There are no mandatory formal qualifications specified, although APMP Foundation Certification would be advantageous. If you can demonstrate the essential experience above, we’d like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave an year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 29/01/2026