General SummaryThis position is responsible for managing and overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality and compliant proposals and presentations for public and private sector clients to expand market share to win more work for the company.
Essential Job Accountabilities- Lead development of strategic, compliant and high-quality proposals from RFP/RFQ release through final delivery, ensuring all client requirements are met.
- Plan, organize, and manage the proposal schedule, deliverables and team assignments to meet all deadlines with accuracy and professionalism.
- Facilitate effective collaboration between operations, estimating, business development, design/subconsultants and other subject matter experts to develop cohesive, winning content.
- Interpret solicitation documents and develop compliance matrices, outlines and response strategies tailored to each assigned pursuit.
- Develop and communicate win themes, differentiators, and key messages in partnership with pursuit leadership and executive management.
- Direct and oversee quality control reviews for technical accuracy, consistency and compliance prior to submission.
- Lead and manage color review sessions to incorporate feedback to strengthen messaging and presentation of deliverables.
- Coordinate interview preparation, including scripting, visuals, and coaching for presenters to ensure consistent alignment with proposal strategy.
- Mentor and guide proposal coordinators and support staff, fostering professional growth and consistency across the proposal function.
- Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, templates and best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.
Education- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or Similar Field preferred
Work Experience- Seven (7) years prior professional experience in technical writing and proposal preparation for architecture, engineering or construction (AEC) required.
- Prior experience in coordinating and/or supervising proposal personnel required
Knowledge, skills, and abilities- Advanced proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Adanced or expert experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign) required
- Technical writing skills
- Highly organized
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding to changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
- Ability to build positive relationships across teams, and maintain composure and professionalism under pressure
Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Requirements/Skills- Travel required.
- Must be able to work efficiently in both a team-based environment or independently, depending on the project.
- Must be flexible to changing needs and assignments and able to adjust to last-minute requests to ensure responsiveness to needs of proposal.
Our Benefits at a Glance:Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.
Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.
Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.
Base Salary Range: $91,944.00 - $137,916.00
Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.
