Proposals Specialist: Strategy & Submissions

Ausenco; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 119,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Parental leave benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Ausenco is seeking a Proposals Specialist to join our energized global proposals team. You will lead end-to-end proposal development, transforming complex technical content into clear, compliant submissions that win work across regions.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering, consulting or technical services proposals, strong writing and MS Office skills, and the ability to manage tight deadlines with a collaborative, detail-focused approach.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading proposals within engineering, consulting or technical services environments.
• Precision, detail and process discipline: exceptional writing, editing and MS Office skills, with a strong focus on quality, data integrity, formatting and administrative accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate all aspects of proposal development, from analyzing client requirements and developing response strategies to facilitating kick-off meetings and managing review processes.
• Partner closely with business development and operations teams to develop win plans, define compelling value propositions, and draft executive summaries aligned with pursuit strategies.
• Work with technical teams to define response requirements, solution themes and achievable proposal schedules.
• Gather company intelligence, conduct internal and external research, and provide market insights to strengthen pursuit strategies and submissions.
• Challenge thinking, identify gaps, and proactively solve issues that could impact proposal quality, compliance or delivery.
• Lead the end-to-end development of clear, compliant, competitive and compelling proposals, pre-qualifications, EOIs and other pursuit related submissions.
• Collaborate across business lines, functional teams and geographic regions to deliver winning submissions.
• Proofread and edit technical and non-technical content to ensure clarity, accuracy, consistency and impact.
• Prepare high-quality written and graphical content for pursuits and client-facing materials.
• Build and maintain sales collateral including project descriptions, capability statements, case studies and other business development assets.
• Maintain and enhance proposal knowledge databases ensuring content remains structured, accurate, current and easily accessible for local and global teams.
• Participate in proposal debriefs and capturing lessons learned, to continuously improve future pursuit performance.
• Support the team wherever required, demonstrating flexibility and a solutions focuses approach to meeting business needs.

Skills

Proposal leadership

Editing & writing

MS Office

Adaptability

Collaborative

Prioritization

Influence

Problem-solving

Resilience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ausenco is seeking a Proposals Specialist to join our energized global proposals team. You will lead end-to-end proposal development, transforming complex technical content into clear, compliant submissions that win work across regions.

The role requires 3+ years in engineering, consulting or technical services proposals, strong writing and MS Office skills, and the ability to manage tight deadlines with a collaborative, detail-focused approach.