Proposal Specialist III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Mexico.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with marketing, business operations, and support teams on critical West pursuits.

• Oversee medium to large proposals and presentations from capture/pre-RFP positioning through to the interview phase.

• Engage with business line growth teams and operations to facilitate successful project wins.

• Lead responses to client RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, utilizing standardized pursuit processes.

• Create print, electronic, and oral proposal deliverables.

• Conduct market research and gather competitive intelligence.

• Utilize data systems and tools for proposal strategy and business strategic planning.

• Assist capture managers in formulating win strategies and preparing for interviews.

• Develop annotated outlines and content plans.

• Suggest section structures to technical teams.

• Write and refine customized resumes, past performance sections, executive summaries, and management approaches.

• Facilitate Pink Team, Red Team, and quality reviews.

• Implement revisions to proposals and presentations based on feedback from review teams.

• Participate in go/no-go, greenlight, capture planning, and positioning analyses.

• Conduct internal debriefs and assist with win/loss debriefs and client feedback collection.

• Support marketing and pursuit strategies, content creation, campaigns, account managers, and business lines as needed.

• Mentor entry-level proposal team members.

• Review work for accuracy before submitting for approval.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• Comprehensive understanding of effective proposal and presentation strategy development, compliance, writing, and production.

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign and Acrobat.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Experience showcasing leadership abilities.

• Exceptional writing skills with a keen eye for detail.

• Capability to produce accurate, compliant, and persuasive work both independently and collaboratively.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and details simultaneously and complete tasks efficiently.

• Proven organizational and administrative competencies.

• Ability to complete diverse work tasks on schedule and guide the efforts of others.

• Established capability to manage documents effectively.

• In-depth knowledge of marketing best practices, procedures, work processes, and tools.

• Authorization to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience.

• Preferred: Familiarity with and interest in the A/E industry.

• Proficient in collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.

• Experience with Salesforce is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Life and AD&D insurance.

• Disability benefits.

• Paid time off.

• Leaves of absence.

• Optional benefits and perks.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Resources for well-being.

• Employee assistance program.

• Business travel insurance.

• Awards for service recognition.

• Retirement savings plan.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Training and development opportunities.

• Relocation assistance and/or per diem is not provided.