Ready to Shape the Bids Behind Iconic Projects? Turn Complex Ideas into Winning Proposals at Buro Happold.
This person can be based in our Bath or London office on a hybrid working model.
Buro Happold is a global consultancy delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that shape the built environment. Our work-winning community plays a vital role in helping us secure impactful projects around the world - and we’re now looking for a Proposal Co-ordinator to join our UK Business Development team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced proposal professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoys turning complex technical information into client-focused submissions.
About The Role
In this role, you will support the full lifecycle of bid activity across the UK region, working closely with our Senior Bid Coordinator, Business Development Managers, and technical experts. You will help produce compelling, compliant, and beautifully presented submissions that reflect the quality of our work and the strength of our brand.
Key Responsibilities:
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Coordinate the journey of each bid from kick‑off to submission, orchestrating stakeholders and timelines to deliver polished, compliant proposals.
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Analyse tender documentation with a sharp eye, distilling requirements and ensuring every submission hits the mark.
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Partner with technical teams, designers, and subject matter experts to transform complex ideas into compelling, visually striking content.
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Maintain a clean, accurate CRM pipeline, ensuring the Business Development team always operates with clarity and confidence.
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Capture best practice and contribute fresh thinking to our bid libraries, helping elevate the quality and consistency of submissions across the business.
About You:
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Experience in coordinating bids or proposals, with the confidence to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
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Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling ability, able to turn technical information into persuasive, client‑focused narratives.
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Impeccable organisational skills, thriving in fast‑paced environments where no two days look the same.
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Strong command of Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office, and CRM tools, with an eye for brand alignment and design quality.
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Familiarity with the worlds of architecture, engineering, or construction, and enthusiasm for complex, creative projects.
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Experience managing multiple deadlines and working under pressure.
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A collaborative team player with strong problem-solving skills.
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
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Hybrid working arrangements.
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Attractive salary and benefits package.
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Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
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Generous company pension scheme.
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Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
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Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
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3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
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A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
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Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
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A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
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An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone.
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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