PROPOSAL MANAGER

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple proposal efforts, preparing proposal outlines in accordance with procurement practices and requirements.
• Cook up and coordinate with others to ensure proposal properly incorporates intended win strategies and themes.
• Work with managers and staff to prepare award submissions, RFP responses, and marketing materials.
• Ensure all materials are current.
• Support business development efforts.
• Manage, write and/or edit Statement of Qualifications (SOQs)/proposals and any other project pursuit materials.
• Provide responses to client questions, and assist in interviews, and/or presentation preparations.
• Perform quality control review and make appropriate recommendations.
• Maintain company website content.
• Maintain marketing database including Vantagepoint database (customer relationship management and proposal software).
• Cook up project-specific public relations efforts with outside consultants.
• Track industry events.
• Identify opportunities for staff to write for publications and to present at conferences and events.
• Write and edit resumes/bios, develop executive summaries, project approaches, and letters of interests.
• Maintain branding guidelines.
• Manage project portfolio upkeep, templates, and coordinate project photography and videos.
• Prepare presentations.

Qualifications

• Minimum Skills and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field/discipline.
  • Three years of experience in management of proposal process.
  • Three years professional experience where written and oral communications were key responsibilities.
  • Experience in graphic design.
• Desired Skills And Experience:
  • Background in civil engineering design industry is strongly preferred.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrate experience managing proposals.
  • Able to work in fast-paced, self-motivated environment, and meet deadlines.
  • Strength in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, MSWord, and Excel.