Copenhagen, Denmark
BID coordinator
at BIG
BIG is seeking a BID coordinator to join its team in Copenhagen.
BIG is a group of over 500 architects, engineers, urbanists, inventors, researchers and business minds from all over the world who are based in our New York, Copenhagen, London and Barcelona offices. Our built work ranges from the most diverse urban playground and Michelin-star dining – to affordable housing that feels everything but, and a school among the verdant fjords of the Faroe Islands. Our vision spans traveling at supersonic speed with Hyperloop One, to living in floating cities, and eventually Mars! While we are led by a group of expert partners, directors and associates – a flat hierarchy and collaborative spirit are essential to our BIG ecosystem. We share our collective knowledge and expansive network through study trips and educational workshops – BIG schools offer in-house lessons, while BIG picture brings in industry experts to inspire and invigorate. We are infectiously ambitious and unified by the shared mission to craft the world we want to live in, and to give form to our future, one project at a time.
Our Copenhagen office is searching for a BID coordinator to support our BID manager with drafting proposals and managing communication and data recording within bidding. We are searching for a candidate who can keep an updated overview of all ongoing tasks and associated due dates. Together with the BID manager you will produce commercial bids through staffing plans, schedules, scope descriptions and other various project set up related tasks. You will report directly to our BID manager and become part of our growing operations department within BIG.
Your responsibilities will be (not limited to):
- produce commercial bids for BIGs future projects and coordinate these with the BID manager
- coordinate with potential sub-consultants to ensure proper materials are received in order to assemble and compile proposals for clients
- ensure information is input accurately and updated related to proposed and agreed to fees in BIGs project controlling platform (CMAP)
- coordinate with ongoing cross-department projects
- provide back-up to other operations functions on an as needed basis such as staffing and business development.
- quality check/proof reading bidding material
- assist with ongoing project related tasks incl. supporting fee negotiations, contract appendices drafting etc.
We seek a person who:
- has three to five years’ professional experience in an administrative or operations capacity at an architecture firm or related industry
- has a mixed educational background of both design/construction and business
- is detailed oriented and enjoys reading the fine print and understands what it means
- can demonstrate an enthusiasm for innovation and creative problem solving
- has strong organizational and administrative, proofreading and document production skills; adept in MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
- effective time management skills and ability to follow-up in a timely manner
- clear and concise written and verbal communication, Danish is a plus
- has the ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment
- is proactive and completes tasks with a sense of urgency, capable of multi-tasking responsibilities that often vary in scale and scope
- has tenacity and persistence, is confident making decisions quickly in fast-paced and rapidly changing environments
The position is full-time based in our Copenhagen office and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.
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