Proposal Specialist

EBC Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

EBC Inc. is seeking a Proposal Specialist to coordinate and develop winning proposal submissions. The role involves collaborating with teams to ensure compliance with client evaluation criteria and managing multiple submissions under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe tools, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. EBC offers a supportive work culture with a focus on employee well-being.

Benefits

Good Work-Life balance

4 weeks vacation per year

Comprehensive group insurance program

RRSP group program with employer contribution

Employee assistance program

Continuing education

Active social club

Friendly and stimulating work environment

Qualifications

• Strong management and communication skills.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines in a constantly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and delivery of RFP, RFQ, and RFI submissions.
• Collaborates with various teams to develop proposal strategies.
• Initiates and leads proposal meetings.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-Solving

Research

Organization

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

The Proposal Specialist position within EBC’s pursuits and proposal team is responsible for the coordination, development, organization, review, and finalization of compelling winning proposal submissions.

As a Proposal Specialist, you are responsible for the development and submission of prequalification and proposal responses and related documents and presentations. This includes 1) Development of compliant, accurate, and compelling response narratives and graphics; and 2) Coordination and administration of proposal documents, schedule, kick-offs, reviews, document control, electronic and print submittals, and response data. You are also responsible for leading and/or supporting continuous improvement initiatives such as boilerplates, resume and project profile development.

You will be the lead and local Ontario based Proposal Support specialist, that works and coordinates with senior members of both the EBC national and local teams to provide support and consistency to our brand, image, approach, and submission documents.

Working at EBC means being part of a thriving company that operates in a variety of sectors across Canada. It also means working for a company concerned about the health and well-being of its employees by offering them a variety of actions and programs.

Want to join forces with a talented and dynamic team? Are you looking for an enjoyable work environment with excellent working conditions? EBC is the ideal place to take on new challenges and advance your career.

Responsibilities

• Leads the end-to-end development and delivery of RFP, RFQ, and RFI submissions, ensuring compliance and alignment with client evaluation criteria.
• Review requests (RFP, RFQ, RFI) and play a key a role in determining document requirements.
• Collaborates with business line management, business development, operations, and executive team to develop golden threads and win strategies, incorporating throughout proposal deliverables.
• Conducts research to produce accurate and comprehensive proposal responses and messaging. Risk identification and mitigation in proposal strategy
• Provides initial go-by write-ups/materials, provides guidance and others as appropriate, identifying known and potential issues with section responses.
• Creates and manages pursuit responsibility matrices defining roles, deadlines, and assignments.
• Initiates and leads proposal meetings, including kickoffs, status updates and reviews.
• Follow-up/Check in on submissions and ensure debriefing is scheduled and attended.
• Production leadership (layout, graphics, and final document readiness oversight)
• Finalizes and submits proposal documents as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains best practices and templates.
• Information management across platforms (SharePoint, CRM)

Requirements

• Strong management, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud, including Acrobat, InDesign, and related design tools Skilled at collaborating with and interviewing executives, engineers, construction managers, legal, designers, and others to secure information for various writing assignments.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines in a constantly changing environment.
• Solid research skills and ability to dive into the details to extract key information.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization and active listening skills.
• Ability to manage multiple submissions to consistently meet high standards and be attentive to quality and deadlines.

Skills and attitudes required

• Clear, adaptable communicator across teams and audiences.
• Builds trust and fosters collaboration in high-pressure settings.
• Thrives in ambiguity with a creative, solution-focused approach.
• Delivers high-quality work in complex, fast-changing environments.
• Balances detail and big-picture priorities with strong execution.
• Manages shifting deadlines while keeping team and client needs in focus.
• Self-motivated with ability to work well with professionals from various backgrounds.
• Strong communications skills
• Driven for winning results and to meet deadlines.

Conditions offered by EBC

• Good Work-Life balance;
• 4 weeks vacation per year;
• Comprehensive group insurance program (health and dental component paid by the employer);
• RRSP group program with an employer contribution to a DPSP;
• Employee assistance program;
• Continuing education;
• Active social club;
• Friendly and stimulating work environment;
• Company «recognized as one of the Best Managed Companies in Canada».

In accordance with our policy, we will communicate only with the selected candidates for an interview.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS

EBC inc. and its affiliated entities (“EBC”) have an internal recruiting department. The EBC Talent & Culture team may, from time to time, engage recruitment agencies, placement services or temporary professional recruiters (“Agencies”). However, EBC will not accept unsolicited references from Agencies and will only remunerate them in the presence of a prior written agreement defining the precise parameters of the recruitment mandates. EBC will therefore not accept CVs from sources other than the candidate himself. Any CV sent to EBC, by any means of communication, will be deemed to be the property of EBC. EBC reserves the right to solicit and engage such candidates without financial obligation to the Agency.