Senior Federal Proposal Specialist

Join Our Team

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment – we live and breathe it every day. As a global firm, we're expanding our market presence across North America, and we're looking for a dynamic Proposal Specialist to lead U.S. Federal Government pursuits and proposal activities.

Your Role

Lead and Support: Drive proposal efforts for our U.S. Federal Agency clients, leading strategy discussions and kick-off meetings for large pursuits.
Collaborate: Work with your team to develop various proposal sections, ensuring strategic win themes are effectively incorporated.
Deliver Excellence: Facilitate production and delivery of finished products, aligning with all RFP requirements, and support interview development from start to finish.

Client Engagement

Capture Planning: Engage in client capture planning with key leaders and technical experts.
Interview Process: Align proposal themes and messaging with client needs and support the team with presentation skills and delivery.

Key Performance Indicators

• Teamwork: Lead and support the development of compliant, competitive, and compelling proposals through effective teamwork.
• Efficiency: Prepare and lead consistent and efficient proposal kick-off meetings and status calls.
• Quality: Ensure compliance and high-quality content and appearance of final proposal deliverables.

Your Skills

• Leadership: Ability to lead and work effortlessly with Capture Managers and Technical Leaders.
• Strategic Thinking: Confident personality with strategic thinking skills to help teams develop sound marketing and proposal strategies.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation, problem-solving, presentation, planning, and time management skills.
• Flexibility: Adapt to changing priorities and assignments and meet challenging deadlines.
• Expertise: Proficient in the proposal process and enlisting team support to carry out tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in English, Business, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related major.
• Knowledge of A/E Proposals with Standard Forms (SF330) and Brooks Act requirements.
• Minimum 6 years of experience leading the proposal process from prepositioning phases through interview and driving teams to develop compliant and driven bids for an engineering, construction or professional services organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign.

Benefits

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service.
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service.
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee.
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices.

Salary Range

$91,540.00 - $152,519.00 based on experience and location