Proposal Specialist III

Description

• Leads medium to large proposals and presentations, and supports from capture through to interview stage, with support as required.
• Supports team during win/loss debriefs and gathering of client feedback on proposals to ensure and demonstrate continuous improvement.
• Participates by providing recommendations in go/no-go and greenlight analyses in compliance with delegation of authority guidelines, capture planning and positioning activities as they pertain to preparation for the proposal.
• Coaches entry level proposal team members
• Supports capture managers in development of the win strategy during capture through interview preparation.
• May serve as lead writer and editor for tailored resumes, past performance sections, executive summaries, and/or management approaches for proposals.
• Creates annotated outlines and content plan and provides recommendations to technical teams on section structures.
• Performs a self-check of work prior to submitting to others for review/approval
• Completes internal debriefs for proposals they lead, leverages past pursuit debrief information.
• Facilitates color reviews (Pink and Red team), quality reviews, and applies lessons learned to add value to proposals.
• Manages the implementation of proposal and presentation revisions based on direction from review teams.
• May support marketing or pursuits strategy and content development related to clients/markets, marketing communications, campaigns, account managers (CAMs) and business lines, as necessary.

Requirements

• Excellent writing skills, with an aptitude and attention to detail.
• BA/BS in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing or a related field
• A detailed knowledge of marketing best practices and procedures, work processes, and tools.
• Proven organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to complete varied work tasks on schedule, and lead deliverable efforts by others; and the proven ability to manage documents.
• A strong working knowledge of InDesign as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Working knowledge of and interest in the A/E industry, including AECOM’s projects, people, credentials, and competitors is highly preferred
• A working knowledge of collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• A developed understanding of effective proposal and presentation writing and production.
• BA/BS + 4 years of experience collaborating within a marketing team to lead and/or support proposal activity or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• An understanding of CRM Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Ability to produce accurate, compliant, and compelling work independently and with others.
• Initiative, skill, and personal commitment to manage multiple projects and details concurrently, follow up, and bring tasks and projects to full completion.
• Experience demonstrating leadership qualities.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance