Job Description

We are currently seeking a Proposal Manager/Senior Marketing Coordinator for immediate full-time employment in the Houston headquarters office. We are looking for a self-motivated, aggressively enterprising individual wanting to expand their career opportunities within a growing consulting engineering firm.

 

Responsibilities

• Under broad direction, lead and manage multiple proposal efforts, preparing proposal outlines in accordance with the procurement practices and requirements.
• 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 Cosential database (customer relationship management and proposal software).
• Coordinate 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.

 

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 is also required.
• 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.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, self-motivated environment, and meet deadlines.
• Must have a positive, can-do attitude.
• Strength in Adobe InDesign, Publisher, MSWord, and Excel.