Gestionaire de propositions

WSP in Canada; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Proposals Manager to manage proposal preparation. This role involves collaborating with various disciplines, ensuring compliance, and maintaining documentation. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in proposal development, excellent writing skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive salaries and a flexible work policy.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible work options

Comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• At least eight years of experience in proposal development or a similar field.
• Ability to manage changing priorities in a multitask environment.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of proposal preparation.
• Support the opportunity intake planning process.
• Draft, review and format proposal content.

Skills

Proposal development

Strong teamwork

Excellent writing skills

Detail-oriented

Experience in engineering consulting

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

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Linked to the Gestionnaire de Propositions role, based in Montréal, Québec, or at offices nearby. We also consider candidates who can work from our offices in Ontario or Atlantic provinces.

Join a dynamic and fast-growing team where you will work on proposals for complex projects in a rapidly evolving industry. As the proposals manager, you will work on managing proposal deliverables in collaboration with different disciplines to win projects across various market sectors, with a focus in Québec.

Support our ERI sector by securing mandates. You will be part of a growing organization that aims to meet client objectives and solve their challenges.

Why choose WSP?

• We value an inclusive culture and sense of belonging and are committed to preserving it.
• Flexible work policy – we recognize the importance of work–life balance and support you in all aspects of your life to ensure your full presence, at work and at home.
• Canada-wide success story – we are proud to wear the red and white and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Make the world around us better – from the environment to roads, buildings and land use, WSP shapes our country.
• Excellent career prospects – we are growing and continually strive to exceed ourselves. We welcome your ideas and want to try new things.
• WSP fosters a culture of collaboration with colleagues who stand out for their skills and humility in important work. Discover our fantastic team!

We offer competitive salaries, flexible work options, an exceptional corporate culture and comprehensive employee benefits, including an online health and wellness platform, attractive savings programs and a clear future vision.

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What you can expect to do with us

You will be responsible for managing all aspects of proposal preparation, from opportunities intake planning through to submission and post-submission stages, including :

• Manage all aspects of proposal preparation, ensuring activities align with operational objectives, meet quality standards and deadlines.
• Support the opportunity intake planning process.
• Analyze bid dossiers and gather requirements to ensure service offer compliance. Contribute to identifying risks and issues related to proposal preparation.
• Request information required to meet administrative and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure contributions from each discipline or business unit are clearly documented and communicated, and follow up on content. Engage other proposals team members as needed.
• Manage and process information from different disciplines so the service offer meets internal presentation standards while facilitating cross-service communication.
• Contribute directly to drafting, reviewing and formatting proposal content, including CVs and team bios, ensuring consistency in tone, formatting and branding.
• Keep documentation up to date and well organized, maintain version control and systematic archiving. Act as the point of contact for document exchange between the company and client.
• Organize and prepare documents for meetings (kick-off, proposal reviews, client presentations during and after submission).
• Plan and organize internal approvals and signature collection, then prepare related documents.
• Support pre-offer planning activities.
• Monitor assigned proposals until outcome is known, initiate post-mortem and project dossier creation if applicable, and prepare presentations and documents for the service offer or negotiation phase.
• Manage multiple proposals simultaneously, depending on size and complexity, including prequalifications and information requests.
• Perform other duties as required.

What you will bring to WSP

• At least eight years of experience in proposal development or a similar field; ability to work with diverse stakeholders
• Experience with proposals in a engineering consulting or professional services firm
• Strong teamwork, motivation, flexibility and initiative to go beyond the task; ability to manage changing priorities in a multitask environment with tight deadlines
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards and attention to detail
• Excellent writing skills : detail-oriented, ability to proofread and edit documents, and capacity to understand technical terminology
• Asset : ability to organize, present and validate bid submissions
• Asset : good understanding of legal terminology
• Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
• Ability to adapt to a flexible work environment and time zones

About Us

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Our mission is to ensure the sustainability of our cities and environments. Our team includes more than 65,000 people worldwide; in Canada, over 12,000 people are involved in all areas of practice. We find new ways to extract essential resources and develop renewable energy sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our employees and our reputation.
• We work locally with international reach.
• We focus on the future and challenge the status quo.
• We promote collaboration in all that we do.
• We support a culture of autonomy and accountability.

Note :

Health and safety are absolutely essential values for WSP. You must comply with our health, safety and environment (SSE) policy at all times, as well as the client SSE policies where applicable.

Job offers for field-based roles involving safety compliance are contingent on candidates being able to perform key physical tasks described in the job posting and during the interview, including the ability to work in various environmental conditions, sometimes remote or isolated, work alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

The masculine gender is used to simplify the text and includes the feminine. WSP welcomes and encourages persons with reduced mobility. Accommodations are available on request for candidates participating in all stages of the selection process.

WSP adheres to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. For more information, please read the policy.

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