Proposal Director – Strategic Pursuits

Overview

Directs proposal strategy, builds a proposal team, and oversees high-value bid submissions.

Key Responsibilities

• proposal management
• ai tools
• process improvement
• stakeholder engagement
• team management
• talent acquisition

Tasks

-Work with our Learning & Talent Development team to create training and guidance materials that will enhance our capabilities in proposal management and proposal writing. -Engage with a broad range of stakeholders including Key Account Managers, Capture Managers, Creative Designers and Subject Matter Experts to inform workforce planning and ensure the development and capture of exemplar collateral required for proposals. -Oversee the operational management, pastoral care, and career development of Proposal Managers and Proposal Writers. -Maintain presence within the external proposals industry and develop relationships with strategic suppliers to source innovations and best practice in proposal delivery. -Identify, engage, and recruit exemplar proposal management and proposal writing resources that will enhance the quality of our strategic bid submissions. -Identify and implement actions to continuously improve proposal delivery. -During peaks in workload act as Proposal Manager on strategic pursuits, leading the development of best-in-class proposal submissions through adoption of best practices and processes, securing necessary inputs from technical subject matter experts, and managing Proposal Writers to develop compliant, persuasive content. -Implement best in class approaches and tools (including generative AI) to support the development of compelling and compliant written content and clear articulation of our value proposition.

Requirements

• proposal management
• project management
• generative ai
• emotional intelligence
• degree
• engineering knowledge

What You Bring

-Proven Proposal Management experience in the engineering, construction, or professional services sectors. A strong track record of managing and delivering complex, high-value proposals. -Meticulous attention to detail is essential to ensure compliance and high-quality deliverables. -Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple proposals simultaneously under pressure and with tight deadlines. -Well-developed emotional intelligence with the ability to flex your style to suit different stakeholders and support others to do the same as part of wider development activity. -Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills. The ability to craft a clear, compelling, and persuasive narrative ideally including experience of using generative AI writing tools. -A collaborative and motivating leadership style with the ability to build strong working relationships across diverse teams. -A degree or equivalent qualification (relevant technical certifications in business development activity would be desirable). -An understanding of engineering projects and terminology, with the ability to translate complex technical information into easily understandable proposal content.

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About Atkinsréalis

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Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-may require security clearance; vetting by uksv, proof of 5-year uk residency needed.