Bid & Proposal Strategist

AECOM; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a skilled Bid/Proposal Specialist in Manila to lead proposals, coordinate content, and ensure compliant responses. The role requires cross-regional collaboration, strong marketing practice knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office, InDesign, and Salesforce.

You will work in a hybrid setup supporting multiple business lines, with opportunities to lead writer/editor tasks and strengthen brand-aligned proposals across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Amenable to In-person interview and assessment stage
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• At least four (4) years Bid support experience, preferably within a professional services firm in a similar industry
• Strong knowledge of marketing best practices and procedures, work processes, and toolsas related to proposal management of RFQ/P responses
• Experienced in proposal and presentation writing and production
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office tools such as Word and PowerPoint
• Understanding of graphic design and an eye for communicating content visually – can effectively use our brand guidelines and work with our corporate identity
• Skills in Adobe Creative especially InDesign and Salesforce experience would be highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Assists with large proposals and able to lead small to medium proposals (cross regions or business lines), and supports from capture through to interview stage, as required.
• Coordinates content and information for qualifications and proposals, including schedule, templates, compliance, content plan and production. Provides conceptual leadership for document design. May serve as lead writer/editor for resumes and past performance sections for proposals.
• May facilitate color review (Pink and Red team) reviews, and apply lessons learned to add value to proposals. Manages the implementation of proposal and presentation revisions based on direction from review teams.
• Participates in go/no-go and greenlight analyses in compliance with delegation of authority guidelines, capture planning and positioning activities as they pertain to preparation for the proposal.
• Completes internal debriefs for proposals they lead and reviews debriefs and reviews client feedback on proposals to ensure and demonstrate continuous improvement.
• Has solid working knowledge of company quality procedures and approval processes (legal, contracts, DOA, signatory).
• Liaises with appropriate/relevant business line team, operations, technical, and business development professionals to support or develop marketing information (including but not limited to case studies/project sheets and capabilities summaries).
• Provides guidance to entry level proposal team members
• Performs a self-check of work prior to submitting to others for review/approval

Skills

Proposal management

Content coordination

Brand guideline adherence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Tools

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint)

Adobe InDesign

Salesforce

Job description

AECOM is seeking a skilled Bid/Proposal Specialist in Manila to lead proposals, coordinate content, and ensure compliant responses. The role requires cross-regional collaboration, strong marketing practice knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office, InDesign, and Salesforce.

You will work in a hybrid setup supporting multiple business lines, with opportunities to lead writer/editor tasks and strengthen brand-aligned proposals across the project lifecycle.