Hybrid Proposal Manager for AEC Growth

Fisher Associates; Town of Colonie (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Generous PTO

Professional development opportunities

Shareholders program

Job summary

Fisher Associates seeks an experienced Proposal Manager in Albany, NY to own the full proposal lifecycle from capture through submission and interview preparation. You’ll lead strategy discussions, develop win themes, and coordinate across technical teams and marketing to produce winning narratives.

You will manage schedules, ensure compliance, and refine content for resumes and project descriptions while shaping visual storytelling and presentation design. Hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Journalism, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in proposal management, pursuit management, or strategic marketing within the AEC industry.
• Proven experience leading complex, high-value pursuits and influencing senior technical teams.
• Strong understanding of capture strategy, win themes, and client-focused proposal development.
• Exceptional writing, editing, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience developing highly polished, visually compelling proposal and interview materials.
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy, and branded communication.
• Ability to guide visual storytelling and collaborate on graphics, infographics, and presentation design.
• Ability to influence teams and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Strong strategic thinking, executive presence, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategy, creativity, storytelling, and hands-on execution.
• High standards for content, compliance, visual communication, and the overall evaluator experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full proposal lifecycle from opportunity evaluation through submission and interview preparation.
• Facilitate pursuit strategy discussions, kickoff meetings, go/no-go conversations, and proposal planning.
• Develop win themes, proposal narratives, executive summaries, value propositions, differentiators, proof points, and client-focused messaging.
• Manage proposal schedules, assignments, quality control, compliance, and final submissions.
• Write, edit, and refine proposal content, resumes, project descriptions, and supporting materials.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and drive accountability throughout complex pursuits.
• Support interview preparation, presentation development, coaching, pursuit process improvement, and implementation of AI-enabled proposal technologies and analytics.

Skills

Proposal management

Pursuit management

Strategic marketing

Writing and editing

Project management

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Leadership without authority

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Journalism, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

Proposal tools

AI-assisted proposal platforms

Job description

Fisher Associates seeks an experienced Proposal Manager in Albany, NY to own the full proposal lifecycle from capture through submission and interview preparation. You’ll lead strategy discussions, develop win themes, and coordinate across technical teams and marketing to produce winning narratives.

You will manage schedules, ensure compliance, and refine content for resumes and project descriptions while shaping visual storytelling and presentation design. Hybrid work is available.