Assistant Pre-Con Manager

18 Primoris Renewable Energy; Colorado; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Sick leave (Colorado Act)

Job summary

18 Primoris Renewable Energy is seeking a Proposal Specialist in Colorado to assist the Estimating Manager with proposals for utility-scale solar projects and storage. You will coordinate deliverables, maintain schedules, and ensure high-quality responses that meet customer requirements.

You will work with sales, marketing, and project teams to refine content, graphics, and templates, helping to improve win rates and streamline the proposal process for renewable energy initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 1–3 years of proposal development or prepositioning experience preferred.
• Renewable Energy (Solar) industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Lead Estimator and Estimating Manager through the proposal process from intro to submission.
• Manage six-week proposal schedules and track milestones.
• Maintain pre-construction database with pricing milestones, dates, and project data.
• Coordinate with Account Manager to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Collaborate with marketing to improve proposal templates and visuals.
• Lead proposal content efforts and develop a library of tools and graphics.

Skills

Proposal writing

MS Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Graphic design sense

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, public relations, communications, business or related discipline

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Visio

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

Job Overview

This position is responsible for generating and supporting the Estimating Manager with all proposals for the Utility PV, DG PV, Battery Storage, and High Voltage projects. They will be responsible for collaborating with the Estimating Managers and Senior Estimators to develop the list of deliverables based on the RFP that are required for the proposal and ensure that all deliverables are received from the various stakeholders and then compile into a professional proposal. The Proposal Specialist will also collaborate with the sales and marketing team to continuously improve and update the design and look of proposal template documents.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Support each Lead Estimator and Estimating Manager with managing the proposal process from start to finish, beginning with customer introduction, and ending with the submission of a final product.
• Manage the proposal schedules via the six-week look ahead process.
• Maintain Pre-Construction proposal database of proposal pricing milestone dates, contract dates, and project information.
• Work with Account Manager to adhere to customer requirements, owning that the proposal is complete and complies with customer requests.
• Work with the Lead Estimator and department leads to collect, edit, proofread, and ensure capture strategy is implemented into each response.
• Customize each proposal to the opportunity, identifying areas where custom content is needed.
• Collaborate with the marketing department to create graphics and proposal templates using adobe creative suite for a higher level of effort.
• Tracking proposal statistics/ develop and undertake customer/sector research activities as appropriate.
• Maintain pre-construction proposal submission tracker, update with current pricing and proposal submissions
• Develop metrics to track and increase departments effectiveness (budgets, win rates, etc.)
• Lead proposal content effort
• Develop proposal department resource library of proposal tools, documents and graphics.
• Work independently, make decisions on best practices of the company and have authority.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, public relations, communications, business or other relevant discipline, Master’s Degree preferred.
• Previous experience in prepositioning and proposal development for projects.
• At least 1-3 years of experience preparing clear and concise content and/or proposal submissions to meet marketing objectives, preferably in the Renewable Energy (Solar) industry.

Required Skills / Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and writing experience for marketing publications; able to craft high impact narratives.
• Understanding of graphic design and has an eye for communicating content visually.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Advanced MS Office capabilities (including Word, Excel, Power Point and Visio).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
• Demonstrated capability to learn complex technical services and translate the information into easily understood written content.
• Self-starter able to collaborate with project management, business development, technical marketing, clients and administrative staff.

Benefits

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution

Company Overview

The management team at PRE has a great deal of experience in the solar industry with 1 GW of projects managed, sold and completed in the last 5 years. This includes the completion of over 236 MW in 2018, earning us the #1 spot in Texas in the 2019 Top Solar Contractors list, and #7 in the 2019 Top Solar EPC list from Solar Power World, in addition to other placements. Read more at Solar Power World. As a part of Primoris Service Corporation, PRE has the financial backing and experience to support any solar project across the United States. We are committed to providing the highest value solar services in the market and pride ourselves on delivering quality projects on time and on budget.

Primoris Renewable Energy, a business within Primoris Services Corporation’s Energy segment, is a leading power generation engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider specializing in utility and commercial scale solar power, energy storage, solar repower, and operations and maintenance. Standing at the forefront of energy transformation, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our customers, people, and planet – shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.

Benefits

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution

EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Power Your Potential. As a premier specialty contractor, we deliver critical infrastructure services to the utility and energy markets throughout the United States and Canada. We’re proud to provide unmatched value to our clients, a safe work environment to our employees, and innovation to our communities. When you’re part of our team, the opportunities are endless. From career advancement to worldclass benefits, we value, safeguard, invest in, and motivate our employees as we build the future, together.