OCU Group is seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Bid Coordinator to join our growing Bid Management team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing multiple priorities while supporting the delivery of high-quality business opportunities.
As a key member of the team, you will coordinate activities throughout the bid lifecycle, from identifying and tracking tender opportunities to supporting the preparation and submission of compliant, compelling bids. Working closely with Bid Managers and stakeholders across the business, you will help ensure submissions are delivered accurately, on time, and to the highest standard.
As a Bid Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the successful delivery of bids and tenders across the business. You will be responsible for identifying and tracking new opportunities, coordinating tender activities, and ensuring bid processes remain organised, compliant, and efficient.
Key responsibilities include:
- Monitoring tender portals and identifying new business opportunities aligned to company objectives
- Supporting bid qualification activities, including bid/no-bid decisions and Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
- Maintaining tender registers, opportunity trackers, bid documentation, and procurement portal records
- Coordinating communications between internal stakeholders and managing bid-related enquiries
- Conducting client, competitor, and market research to support bidding strategies
- Preparing opportunity summaries, activity reports, and pipeline updates for key stakeholders
- Supporting the completion of pre-qualification and supplier approval documentation
- Assisting with the preparation, quality checking, and submission of bid responses to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Helping to maintain governance standards, bid processes, and reporting requirements across the bid function
This role offers a great opportunity to develop a career in bid management while contributing to the delivery of high-quality, winning submissions that support business growth.
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive individual with a keen interest in bids, proposals, or business development. The successful candidate will be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and delivering work to a high standard.
Key requirements include:
- Strong organisational, planning, and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet challenging deadlines
- Strong project coordination and administrative capabilities
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders across the business
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
Previous experience within a bid coordination, administration, business support, or similar role would be beneficial, although not essential. This role would suit someone looking to develop their career within a growing and dynamic bid management function.
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
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