Proposal Strategy & Content Manager

Dillon Consulting; Saint John; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Saint John, New Brunswick is looking for a Proposal Writer to lead the development of strategic proposal content and ensure editorial quality. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in proposal writing or technical communication. This role offers a competitive compensation package with flexible working options.

Benefits

Employee share purchase plan

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous retirement savings plan

Flexible work hours

Learning and Development opportunities

Employee and Family Assistance program

Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

Wellness subsidy

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience in proposal writing, coordination, or technical communication, ideally in engineering, architecture, or consulting.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofing skills, with expertise in creating concise, client-focused narratives.
• Strong ability to balance technical accuracy and persuasive messaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of narrative content for strategic proposals.
• Ensure proposals reflect brand consistency and accuracy.
• Conduct first-round content reviews to ensure clarity and messaging strength.

Skills

Proposal writing

Technical communication

Editing

Client-focused messaging

Organizational skills

Use of AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, English, journalism, engineering, architecture, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace

Proposal automation tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Strategic Proposal Leadership

Lead the development of all narrative content for strategic and high-value proposals, including executive summaries, technical approaches, and differentiators.

Partner with SMs to translate technical strategies into compelling, client-focused messaging, allowing SMs to prioritize client engagement and pricing strategy.

Drive the development of winning strategies for key pursuits, ensuring our messaging clearly aligns with client priorities and Dillon’s strengths.

Fully own the tailoring of CVs, bios, and representative projects, ensuring accuracy and strategic alignment.

Take on first-draft writing responsibilities for major sections to reduce drafting burdens on technical teams.

Practice-Wide Visibility & Quality Oversight

Maintain a broad understanding of all proposals developed within the Buildings Infrastructure Practice, providing guidance on content, templates, and messaging standards.

Serve as the central resource for proposal best practices, ensuring teams across the Practice have access to the right materials and tools.

Support PCs, PSs, and other contributors by ensuring every proposal reflects brand consistency, accuracy, and Dillon’s value proposition.

Content Library & Knowledge Management

Serve as the single point of accountability for Buildings Infrastructure proposal content, ensuring that all materials are accurate, up to date, and easily accessible.

Capture and repurpose high-quality content, lessons learned, and innovations from each submission for future use.

Lead efforts to organize, structure, and enhance content libraries to support fast, high-quality proposal production.

Editing and Quality Control

Conduct first-round content reviews to ensure clarity, conciseness, and messaging strength.

Free PCs and PSs to focus on formatting and compliance by taking responsibility for editorial quality.

Establish content standards and guidelines to ensure consistency across all submissions.

Innovation & Process Development

Champion AI-assisted tools to streamline the proposal process by automating routine tasks like content search and document assembly, enabling deeper focus on strategic messaging and client refinement.

Identify opportunities to improve proposal workflows and reduce duplication of effort across teams.

Regularly review and refine templates, style guides, and best practices to support efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, English, journalism, engineering, architecture, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.

A minimum of 3+ years of experience in proposal writing, coordination, or technical communication, ideally in engineering, architecture, or consulting.

Experience

Proven ability to lead proposal content development and relieve technical leads of drafting responsibilities.

Exceptional writing, editing, and proofing skills, with expertise in creating concise, client-focused narratives.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides).

Experience with proposal automation tools.

Familiar with using AI tools to boost proposal process efficiency while retaining strategic and editorial control.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Strong ability to balance technical accuracy and persuasive messaging.

Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining high standards.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values

• Reliability : words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement : do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development : always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity : discover new possibilities;
• Courage : do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness : enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

Dillon is a certified Great Place to Work . This recognition underscores our commitment to fostering an outstanding employee experience and cultivating an exceptional workplace culture. At Dillon, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. This designation reflects our ongoing efforts to ensure that our workplace is not just a place of work, but a community where everyone can thrive.

In addition, we offer

• Employee share purchase plan Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package Comprehensive health benefitsGenerous retirement savings planStudent loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organizationWe use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and / or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.