Proposal Management Lead

Blattner; Minnesota; On-site; USD 91,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

HDHP insurance

401(k) with company match

HSA and FSA options

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Work/Life balance

Employee-focused culture

On-site gym

Job summary

Blattner seeks a Supervisor of Proposal Management to oversee daily proposal operations from concept to client presentation, coordinating with estimators, writers, editors, graphics and business development.

You will supervise Estimating Assistants, manage assignments and ensure proposals are professional, cohesive and delivered on time, while supporting marketing needs and template development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3 or more years of applicable experience, including 0-2 years of leadership experience
• Ability to represent the company in a professional manner
• Ability to read and understand RFP, purchase orders, contracts, cost coding systems
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills – Microsoft Suite and Adobe
• Ability to work accurately and quickly under pressure
• Working knowledge of established proposal processes and ability to provide direction and feedback to support staff

Responsibilities

• Reviews proposal instructions and provides recaps for team
• Prepares proposals that meet objectives of proposal budget and timeline
• Schedules meetings, completes outlines and tracks proposal progress
• Oversees team workload, priorities and schedules to keep proposals on time and within established procedure
• Assists in creating templates and timelines for gathering and maintaining company information
• Assists in preparation of finished proposal (including: printing, binding and delivery to client)
• Maintains knowledge of approved company vendors, estimating methods as well as project execution procedures
• Obtains feedback from projects to incorporate process improvements into future proposals
• Ensures completed proposals are professional, cohesive and credible
• Assesses, designs and delivers on marketing needs identified by the business units
• Develops relationships across the business units to ensure understanding and delivery of marketing materials
• Responds to marketing requests from the business units
• Provides great customer service to the key players in each business unit
• Assists Communications department on internal and external communications projects including social media, internal articles and graphic design, trade shows, and conferences
• Provides expertise on meeting internal and external customers’ needs
• Supervises Estimating Assistants, including assigning work, providing daily direction and feedback, and reviewing day-to-day performance
• Displays personal and professional ethics and complies with and enforces company policies and procedures
• Writes and presents proposals
• Participates in business development through enhancement of existing client relationships and fostering of new client relationships
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors and co-workers to strengthen company position, resolves issues, solicits business and formulates estimates
• Keeps informed of new technologies and processes that could lower costs and/or improve quality of work product
• Attends estimating meetings as required
• Performs additional assignment’s per supervisor’s direction

Skills

Communication skills

Proposal processes

Professional demeanor

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe

Job description

Blattner seeks a Supervisor of Proposal Management to oversee daily proposal operations from concept to client presentation, coordinating with estimators, writers, editors, graphics and business development.

You will supervise Estimating Assistants, manage assignments and ensure proposals are professional, cohesive and delivered on time, while supporting marketing needs and template development.