Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3115 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Lockheed Martin is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2481 (Quality control and planning engineers, Focus on planning and costing quality activities in bids). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator
£55,000-£60,000 Permanent
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week | 4 day working week Monday to Thursday
Ampthill – on site
About the role
The Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all Quality-related activities during the bid and proposal process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.
Working closely with Business Development, Programme Management, Production Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality teams, the role provides quality planning expertise to ensure that all quality obligations, risks, resources and compliance requirements are identified and funded prior to contract award.
Key Responsibilities
- Review customer requirements, specifications and drawings to determine the quality scope of work.
- Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), ensuring quality activities are accurately costed and resourced.
- Liaise with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements and delivery approaches.
- Identify and document quality-related assumptions, dependencies and exclusions within bid documentation.
- Assess and record quality risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation planning and bid risk reviews.
- Identify any additional equipment, training, certification, tooling or specialist skills required to fulfil the contract requirements.
- Represent Quality during bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off activities.
- Maintain and continuously improve the Quality bid response library, standard templates and reusable proposal content.
- Support cross-functional bid teams to ensure quality requirements are aligned with operational capability and business objectives.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- Background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance or Manufacturing Quality.
- Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within a defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings and customer requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
Desired Skills
- Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and resource plans.
- Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
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Where this offer sits in the market
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Lockheed Martin holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3115 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.