East Transport Marketing and Proposal Coordinator

Description

This role supports the development of our business by bringing to life the stories that display the value and impact of Arup’s people and projects, positioning the firm as the consultant of choice in the built environment. This role enables the firm to articulate how Arup delivers our unique value proposition, deep technical expertise, and focus on sustainable development. As a member of our East Geography marketing team, this role will support Arup’s East Geography Transport Portfolio (including Rail, Aviation, Roads & Streets, and Maritime) with a focus on work winning including proposal delivery and interview preparation, capture planning and pre-positioning, client engagement, knowledge management, conference and event support, collateral development, and business planning. This position will work directly with Arup’s East Geography Marketing Leaders and Geography Business Leaders to ensure seamless and efficient delivery of marketing and bidding activities in alignment with the goals of our business plans.

• Participate in preinterview planning and presentation rehearsal, and help develop and apply established win strategy, themes, and discriminators in presentation materials
• Take ownership of new marketing content such as presentations, brochures, and project examples to support the Transport Portfolio and subsequent businesses.
• Maintain consistent quality, corporate identity, and graphic standards
• Coordinate and maintain marketing assets, provide feedback, and actively engage in improving our marketing content, including project sheets, resumes, and other collateral
• Participate in capture planning strategy sessions and assist in client and market focused research activities
• Maintain CRM data quality for East Transportation opportunities and relevant Sharepoint databases
• Work closely with leadership to develop clientfocused win strategies for proposals and statements of qualification to successfully capture work
• Proactively connect and coordinate with East Geography Transportation leaders to create a cohesive and consistent approach to our marketing activities, setting shortterm and longterm goals
• Work with our regional Transport marketing teams to bring the best of our global experience to our local clients.
• Actively participate in the development and execution of go/nogo decisionmaking
• Mentor marketing members on work winning activities specific to the Transport Portfolio
• Coordinate the preparation of competitive proposals, qualification packages, and interview presentations

Requirements

• +4 or more years of experience leading and preparing prime proposals within the A/E/C industry
• Energetic, positive demeanor, with proven track record to juggle/respond to multiple tasks
• Confident, selfmotivated, independent, and proactive
• Experience in preparing prime proposals for transport and government agency clients preferred
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an emphasis in English, Communications, Marketing, Design, or related field
• Strong communication, writing, and organizational skills
• Experience in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as Adobe InDesign (other Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus)
• Experience creating marketfacing capabilities brochures
• Experience and knowledge of the transportation market in the US is a plus

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance