Senior Consultant - Proposal Support

WSP; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

WSP India (Bengaluru) seeks a Consultant – Proposals to drive high‑quality, compliant proposal content and manage end-to-end bid processes across EoIs, SQs/PQQs, RfPs/ITTs. You will craft executive summaries, project experience, and case studies, coordinating inputs from technical, operational and commercial teams to meet tight submission deadlines.

You will liaise with offshore and local colleagues, apply governance, and support continuous improvement through knowledge management and post‑bid

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to organise information and structure clear, persuasive proposal responses.
• Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience of working with international, offshore team.
• Microsoft Word proficiency.
• Adobe InDesign proficiency.
• Experience using document collaboration, review, and content management tools.
• Familiarity with proposal management systems and document formatting tools is desirable.
• Public sector procurement and proposal processes
• Professional services or consulting environment
• Collaborative working style with multi-disciplinary bid and proposal teams.
• High level of personal accountability and ownership of assigned tasks.
• Proactive and solution-focused approach to challenges.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and applying feedback.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities under tight deadlines.
• Professional, adaptable, and confident when engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Qualifications
• Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. business, communications or similar) with 5–8 years’ experience in a work-winning role
• APMP Foundation certification (preferred but not essential)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end proposal development across EoIs, SQs/PQQs, RfPs/ITTs; create opportunity briefing packs, bid programmes, and first draft responses.
• Draft, edit, and tailor proposal content such as executive summaries, project experience and case studies, CVs and capability statements.
• Coordinate inputs from technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders to meet submission deadlines.
• Coordinate bid programme adherence and liaise with proposal team members across geographies.
• Receive, review and distribute client requirements, clarifications and evaluation criteria to ensure compliant responses.
• Apply and adhere to governance processes and conduct research on clients and competitors.
• Manage opportunity MS Teams sites, version control and support draft, review and final stages.
• Support quality assurance processes, addressing reviewer comments and improving clarity and consistency.
• Ensure proposal documents are client-focused and aligned with win themes.
• Create, apply and maintain proposal templates, branding and document standards.
• Contribute to post bid reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support maintenance of work winning content in Bid Knowledge Library.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Time management

Stakeholder management

MS Word

Adobe InDesign

Education

Degree-level qualification in business/comms or similar

APMP Foundation certification (preferred)

Tools

Adobe InDesign

MS Office

Document collaboration tools

Job description

The Consultant – Proposals supports the development and delivery of high‑quality, compliant, and compelling proposals in response to client opportunities.

Working collaboratively with Proposal Managers, technical specialists, and commercial teams, the role supports both the capture and convert phases of the work winning lifecycle. The role applies WSP work winning governance by supporting pipeline management and reporting, coordinating processes, schedules and inputs. The role also contributes to the development of high-quality written and visual proposal content. In addition, it drives continuous improvement through knowledge management best practices and structured review and feedback processes.

This role plays a key part in strengthening proposal quality, consistency, and efficiency, supporting the organisation’s strategic growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate the end-to-end proposal development process across EoIs, SQs/PQQs, RfPs/ITTs, including creating:
  • Opportunity summary / briefing packs
  • Bid programmes
  • First draft responses
• Draft, edit, and tailor proposal content such as:
  • Executive summaries
  • Project experience and case studies
  • CVs and capability statements
• Coordinate inputs from technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders to meet submission deadlines.
• Coordinate bid programme adherence.
• Liaise effectively with proposal team members located across different geographies.
• Receive, review and distribute client requirements, clarifications and evaluation criteria to ensure compliant responses.
• Apply and adhere to business governance processes.
• Conduct research on clients and competitors.
• Manage opportunity MS Teams sites, document version control and support document reviews through draft, review, and final stages.
• Support quality assurance processes, addressing reviewer comments and improving clarity and consistency.
• Ensure proposal documents are clear, client focused, and aligned with agreed win themes.
• Create, apply and maintain proposal templates, branding, and document standards.
• Contribute to post bid reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support the maintenance of work winning content in Bid Knowledge Library including updating and submitting new content at bid breakdown stage.

Qualifications

Core Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to organise information and structure clear, persuasive proposal responses.

Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.

Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Confidence working in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.

Experience of working with international, offshore team.

Technical & sector knowledge

Microsoft Word and MS Office proficiency

Adobe InDesign / desktop publishing proficiency

Experience using document collaboration, review, and content management tools.

Familiarity with proposal management systems and document formatting tools is desirable.

Public sector procurement and proposal processes

Professional services or consulting environment

Collaborative working style with multi ‑ disciplinary bid and proposal teams.

High level of personal accountability and ownership of assigned tasks.

Proactive and solution ‑ focused approach to challenges.

Commitment to continuous improvement and applying feedback.

Ability to work independently and manage priorities under tight deadlines.

Professional, adaptable, and confident when engaging with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

Degree‑level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. business, communications or similar) with 5–8 years’ experience in a work-winning role

APMP Foundation certification (preferred but not essential)

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner".

Job Info

• Job Identification 93602
• Posting Date 08/20/2026, 05:04 AM

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WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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