Georgia/Alabama Water Business Group Proposal Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Proposal Manager to join our team at HDR. This role supports pursuit teams in creating and implementing effective win strategies, developing persuasive proposal and interview materials, managing proposal schedules, leading quality reviews, facilitating debriefs, training and mentoring employees, and articulating HDR's capabilities and competitive advantages.

Responsibilities

• Support pursuit teams in creating and implementing effective win strategies (capture planning)
• Facilitate pursuit teams to develop persuasive proposal and interview materials
• Develop and manage proposal schedules and confirm compliance
• Engage the appropriate marketing services resources in pursuit teams
• Lead quality reviews of proposal and interview materials
• Facilitate debriefs to identify improvement opportunities and to measure overall competitiveness
• Decompose and file proposal and presentation material upon submittal
• Train and mentor employees on business development and marketing best practices
• Articulate HDR's capabilities and competitive advantages

Requirements

• Able to travel approximately 25% of the time (valid driver's license required)
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Deep knowledge of the A/E/C industry's standard approach to procurement of professional services
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others
• Ability and desire to travel and engage with others in-person
• Demonstrated experience in writing compelling content based on information from technical staff

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight
• Experience in sales and developing effective win strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including InDesign

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $100,000 annually.

Schedule

This role is full-time.

Business Class

We are part of the Water Business Group at HDR.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.