TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.
Job Summary
TYLin is seeking a Senior Specialist for our pursuits team for various proposal and pursuit activities for our global engineering company. Help elevate our brand through the development of market-leading proposal & project pursuit content, to continue to position TYLin as one of the pre-eminent Engineering firms in North America & beyond. In this role, you will provide support for a variety of sectors across the globe.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Duties and Responsibilities
- Proven ability to lead proposal development and work independently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality, accuracy, and schedule commitments.
- In collaboration with a marketing manager, proposal team, and internal and external Subject Matter Experts (SME), prepare informative, high-quality proposal documents with an emphasis on accuracy, messaging, content and compliance with requirements, for prospective and existing clients.
- Collaborate with the Marketing Coordinator to support sector requirements, proposal development, and related marketing initiatives.
- Participate in the development and production of TYLin's response to Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Supplier Qualifications (RFSQ) and Request for Tenders (RFT) including managing timelines, leading kick-off/check-in meetings, writing, assembling and monitoring proposal content, ensuring document control, and final quality assurance.
- Lead proposal debriefs and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying lessons learned, recommending process enhancements, and contributing to the development of proposal tools, templates, and best practices.
- Coach and develop Marketing Coordinators and junior proposal staff through proposal reviews, knowledge sharing, and on-the-job training to strengthen proposal quality and support career development.
- Lead interview preparation activities for shortlisted pursuits, including coordinating presentation development, facilitating rehearsal sessions, managing presentation materials, and supporting technical teams in delivering compelling, client-focused presentations.
- Edit content for grammar, spelling, consistency, technical accuracy, and tone using both the CP Style Guide and corporate branding guidelines and policies.
- Obtain support from other departments (including HR, finance, legal, and technical) as required in preparing the proposal.
- Tailor proposal-specific material, including project organization charts, resumes, proposal narratives, executive summaries, cover letters, and promotional materials to respond to individual proposal needs.
- Develop and maintain marketing corporate literature (resumes, boilerplate information, project description files, etc.) and other marketing materials (presentations, brochures, awards, etc.) as required and ensure all ongoing and completed files and documents are stored properly in the corporate database accordance with best practices.
- Assist in creating and updating client specific capability statements and presentations.
- Partner with technical staff to create concepts and develop marketing collateral.
- Research target markets and clients as directed, sharing relevant information with other offices and practices.
- Work collaboratively with fellow team members, providing guidance and mentorship to junior staff to continuously enhance deliverables and the working environment.
- Conduct and coordinate a range of marketing support activities as directed.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, as required, to meet proposal schedules and critical submission deadlines.
Skills and Qualifications
- Completion of post-secondary education in related field, or years of equivalent experience demonstrating progressive responsibility.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in technical editing or writing. Experience in the Architecture/ Engineering/ Construction (AEC) industry would be considered an asset.
- Ability to understand requests for proposals (RFPs) and qualifications to organize and develop a relevant, thoughtful response.
- Superior organizational skills with ability to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment and meet deadlines consistently while maintaining high levels of attention to detail.
- Superior grammatical and writing skills with experience proofreading documents to ensure integrity and quality of documents/proposals.
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word. Strong proficiency in other Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerP