Proposal Specialist (Remote) (12-month Contract)

SML Inox; Toronto; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented Proposal Specialist to enhance their proposal development efforts in the critical infrastructure sector. This role involves detailed analysis of solicitation documents, collaboration with diverse teams, and crafting persuasive proposal content. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where your strong writing and communication skills will shine. The company values employee wellbeing and offers an array of benefits, including health and dental plans, pension options, and more. Join a close-knit team dedicated to delivering smart solutions and seize the opportunity to grow your career while making a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)

Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Life insurance

Paid time off

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• 7+ years of proposal management experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support proposal development for critical infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with SMEs and capture teams throughout the proposal process.

Skills

Strong writing and editorial skills

Proposal best practices

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to adapt to changing priorities

Multi-tasking

Bilingual in French and English

Education

Four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, English, Rhetoric, Business, Communications, Liberal Arts, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Acrobat)

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Proposal Specialist to join our team! In this role you’ll support the development and delivery of proposals for projects within the critical infrastructure market across Canada.

What You'll Be Doing:

1. Performing detailed analysis of solicitation documents to assess requirements and building compliance matrices, schedules, and annotated outlines
2. Collaborating with capture team members and subject matter experts (SMEs) to guide proposal development efforts through the proposal process
3. Working with graphics and desktop publishing teams to tailor templates
4. Reviewing proposal drafts and final documents for compliance, responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy, and quality
5. Establishing a print production schedule and resource plan to ensure required proposal documents are produced properly and delivered on time
6. Populating and maintaining SharePoint and Microsoft Teams libraries
7. Retrieving resumes and project descriptions from Parsons’ qualifications repositories
8. Facilitating proposal kick-off meetings, milestone meetings, and colour reviews (pink, red, gold)
9. Writing non-technical proposal content (e.g., resumes, past performance) and tailoring content written by SMEs to develop cohesive, clear, and persuasive submissions
10. Researching, analyzing, and synthesizing information from multiple sources
11. Performing closeout activities, initiating the lessons learned process, and archiving files
12. Assisting with closeout activities, including archiving and repository updates

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

1. Strong writing and editorial skills
2. Understanding of proposal best practices and ability to collaborate with team members with a range of experience and technical abilities in the development of proposal documents
3. Strong communication skills to coordinate with capture teams throughout the pursuit life cycle
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders across the organization
5. Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a very dynamic work environment and work in stressful situations with critical deadlines (evening and weekend work may be required to meet deadlines)
6. Coordination of multiple assignments with overlapping schedules, and the ability to multi-task
7. Ensure alignment with proposal process, corporate strategy, business line strategic goals, and business markets
8. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
9. Must be bilingual in French and English
10. Must reside in Canada

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

1. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe InDesign and Acrobat)
2. Four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, English, Rhetoric, Business, Communications, Liberal Arts, or a related field required
3. Approximately 7+ years of proposal management experience

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Corporate team. We’re driving the future of the national security and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!