Summary
We have a fantastic vacancy for a Bid Coordinator Apprentice within our Energy business. We're making a difference, helping energy companies deliver a cleaner, more reliable and greener transmission network. As part of our bid team, you’ll help us produce high quality tender submissions and presentations for current and potential clients.
Wage
£14,722.50 to £23,809.50 a year
Training course
Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday 8.30am- 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Thursday 1 May
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Organising bid workshops
* Data entry
* Developing a knowledge library
* Keeping the team up to date with critical client communications
* Proof reading and formatting our submissions to ensure excellence
* We’ll make sure you develop a valuable and transferable range of administrative skills in addition to gaining an in-depth understanding of bid processes within a commercial organisation
Where you’ll work
Corporation Street
Rugby
CV21 2DW
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
JGA LIMITED
Your training course
Bid and proposal co-ordinator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Excellent organisational and time management skills to manage multiple activities simultaneously and prioritise own and others workloads
* Ability to meet defined deadlines and set own milestones to manage workload
* Ability to create and utilise a bid plan timetable and responsibility matrix, supporting virtual team adherence to process
* Contribute to proposal project timetable including the timely collection of data from various parties including sub-contractors, consultants and internal subject experts
* Ability to meet bid submission deadlines according to guidelines / instructions
* Logging and capture of all proposal data in central repository
* Able to maintain a healthy work life balance and understand the reasons why it is important to do so
* Maintain compliance matrices to ensure compliance to all questions Capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines
* Ability to proof read with an eye for detail
* Good creative writing skills and good grammar/authoring
* Collate proposal documents using library/information stores, search engines/corporate directories
* Ability to use a range of tools, methods and search engines, to analyse and assimilate data, such as competitor analysis or customer research
* Good verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate professionally with colleagues at all levels of the business
* Liaise with sales/legal/finance teams and other virtual team members as necessary
* The importance of putting the customer first and tailoring bid documents to their needs, wants and requirements
* Work and engage with colleagues and virtual teams, leveraging relationships and networks to support information gathering and writing
* Build relationships with colleagues and subject matter experts across the business, learning the go to people and how to manage their input
* Build rapport and trust
Your training plan
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
* English (grade C or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Team working
Other requirements
Initially based in Rugby, it is possible the role will relocate to Coventry in late 2025