Proposal Writer L3

Responsibilities

• Lead development of proposal narratives for various transportation and related services procurements.
• Analyze RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and other procurement documents.
• Create customized, persuasive content that addresses client requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Incorporate win themes, differentiators, proof points, and customer-focused benefits into proposal responses.
• Ensure all responses are compliant, accurate, consistent, and aligned with corporate objectives.
• Translate operational, maintenance, safety, technology, and management strategies into concise, evaluator-focused proposal narratives.
• Develop executive summaries, management plans, technical approaches, transition plans, staffing plans, quality assurance programs, and customer service strategies.
• Conduct research on client priorities, procurement history, industry trends, and competitive positioning.
• Support proposal strategy development throughout the pursuit lifecycle.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Safety, Maintenance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, and Business Development teams.
• Interview subject matter experts and independently gather information needed to produce winning content.
• Facilitate content reviews and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
• Build strong working relationships across departments and geographic regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Public Administration, Transportation, or a related field.
• Minimum three years of proposal writing, technical writing, grant writing, business writing, or related experience.
• Experience responding to public sector procurements preferred.
• Transportation, transit, government contracting, engineering, infrastructure, consulting, or service-industry experience preferred.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
• Strong reading comprehension and analytical abilities.
• Advanced attention to detail and compliance awareness.
• Ability to manage multiple competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong interviewing and information-gathering capabilities.
• Ability to quickly understand technical, operational, and financial concepts.
• Experience writing for evaluators and scoring criteria.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and proposal management software, specifically Responsive (formerly RFPIO).