Proposal Coordinator

Ring & DuChateau; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring & DuChateau, LLP is a well-established MEP engineering design firm seeking a Proposal Coordinator to support marketing and business development initiatives. You will lead proposal pursuits from identification to submission, coordinate internal milestones, and work with technical staff to assemble resumes, graphics, and content.

The role emphasizes excellent writing, organization, and attention to detail in a fast-paced professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of marketing, proposal coordination, communications, or professional services experience.
• Experience within the architecture, engineering, or construction industry preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign required) and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent writing, editing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Professionalism, creativity, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively across the firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of proposal pursuits from opportunity identification through final submission.
• Review RFQs, RFPs, and SOQs to identify requirements, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Develop proposal schedules and coordinate internal milestones.
• Partner with technical staff to collect resumes, project descriptions, graphics, and other proposal content.
• Develop, edit, format, and produce high-quality proposals using Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.
• Coordinate interview presentations and leave-behind materials.
• Submit electronic and printed proposals.
• Maintain proposal templates, boilerplate language, project profiles, resumes, and the proposal library.
• Track proposal activity, win/loss metrics, and pursuit performance.
• Maintain marketing collateral including brochures, project sheets, resumes, presentations, and qualification packages.
• Coordinate project photography and marketing assets.
• Support award submissions and project write-ups.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials.
• Prepare materials for client meetings, interviews, and business development activities.
• Assist in maintaining marketing and business development calendars.
• Coordinate department marketing requests.
• Coordinate website updates and digital content
• Manage event logistics and vendor communication.
• Support client appreciation events, lunch-and-learns, and special initiatives.

Skills

Strong writing

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Graphic Design, or a related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ring & DuChateau, LLP is a well-established MEP engineering design firm with more than 100 professionals providing HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, lighting, technology, and commissioning services. We are seeking a Proposal Coordinator to support the firm's marketing and business development initiatives.

This individual will play a key role in coordinating proposals, maintaining marketing resources, supporting business development efforts, and ensuring the consistent execution of the firm's marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate brings exceptional organizational skills, strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced professional services environment.

Proposal Development

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of proposal pursuits from opportunity identification through final submission.
• Review RFQs, RFPs, and SOQs to identify requirements, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Develop proposal schedules and coordinate internal milestones.
• Partner with technical staff to collect resumes, project descriptions, graphics, and other proposal content.
• Develop, edit, format, and produce high-quality proposals using Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.
• Coordinate interview presentations and leave-behind materials.
• Submit electronic and printed proposals.
• Maintain proposal templates, boilerplate language, project profiles, resumes, and the proposal library.
• Track proposal activity, win/loss metrics, and pursuit performance.

Marketing & Brand Management

• Maintain marketing collateral including brochures, project sheets, resumes, presentations, and qualification packages.
• Coordinate project photography and marketing assets.
• Support award submissions and project write-ups.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials.

Business Development Support

• Prepare materials for client meetings, interviews, and business development activities.
• Assist in maintaining marketing and business development calendars.

Operational Support & Coverage

• Coordinate department marketing requests.
• Coordinate website updates and digital content
• Manage event logistics and vendor communication.
• Support client appreciation events, lunch-and-learns, and special initiatives.

In this role you will need:

• Associate’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of marketing, proposal coordination, communications, or professional services experience.
• Experience within the architecture, engineering, or construction industry preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign required) and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent writing, editing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Professionalism, creativity, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively across the firm.

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