Proposal Specialist - Buildings

Description

• Support Business Development Team in the development of external collateral, including coordination with the Communications Team
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and value-added responses
• Check and edit narratives for understanding, grammar, and readability as one voice, ensuring consistency on use of format and terms
• Analyze solicitation documents to identify deliverables, establish and update a compliance matrix, create a detailed proposal schedule with milestones, and ensure timely completion of tasks while communicating responsibilities to the team
• Client Communications: regularly download and distribute client RFP documents/communications; attend client meetings as required for the proposal process; submit pre-bid clarification questions, manage post-bid clarification process with an understanding of the technical and commercial requests and responses
• Proactively maintain proposal content library including project information and resumes
• Support Business Development Team with industry research, competitive analysis and overall pipeline management
• Develop compelling and compliant responses to proposal questions and requirements
• Implement the proposal process as defined in the GMS and ensure all prepared proposal and qualification submissions are high quality, compliant with solicitation requirements, and communicate Graham's capabilities and value of service
• Organize and lead internal proposal meetings, communicating responsibilities, proposal schedule and milestones, win strategies and themes, key messages and differentiators

Requirements

• Proficiency with Adobe Suite, MS Office Suite and SharePoint, with intermediate to advanced knowledge of InDesign
• Experience in a deadline-driven work environment leading to prioritizing work
• Experience with narrative development, proofreading, editing, and formatting
• Strong communication and advanced writing skills with the ability to understand technical construction language
• 5-7 years of proposal management experience
• Completion of or working towards Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Certification (3 levels) considered an asset
• Comprehensive knowledge of larger or complex proposal submissions is an asset
• Craft solutions that are thorough, practical, and consistent with proposal and business objectives
• Completion of a diploma or university bachelor program

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance