Proposal Manager

About the role

This position will be responsible for managing all phases of our proposal process, including preparing successful proposals to both private and government clients. This position will be a member of our business development team but also coordinates with operations and subject matter experts (SMEs) to plan, develop, and deliver winning proposals.

Responsibilities

• Understands how to structure a proposal to make it scoreable and compliant
• Understands how to develop win themes to get our strengths across
• Develops and enforces proposal response schedule and corresponding deadlines
• Ensure proposal submissions align with client requirements and the company's proposal standards
• Be proactive to anticipate proposal challenges and contribute to team efforts without managerial oversight or prompting
• Develops, documents, and implements process improvements to continually improve proposal quality and effectiveness
• Review final proposal documents for editing, completeness, and compliance with RFP
• Submit final proposals on time and provide updates to team on proposal statuses
• Diligently manage prequalification, precertification, and corporate engineering licensing efforts for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), FHWA, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies/clients as needed
• Communicate and