Proposal Manager Civil Construction (InDesign experience)

ZipRecruiter; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Proposal Manager to join their Preconstruction Department. In this dynamic role, you will lead the development of high-quality proposals, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful pursuit activities across North America. Your strong leadership and communication skills will be vital as you oversee proposal strategies, manage multiple projects, and ensure compliance with company standards. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will help drive the company's success in major pursuits. If you are detail-oriented and thrive in fast-paced settings, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proposal preparation/management experience in construction or engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex proposals and collaborate with technical staff for clarity and compliance.
• Organize and facilitate pursuit strategy meetings and interview coaching.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Proposal Management

Business Writing

Technical Editing

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in English

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Proposal Manager Civil Construction (InDesign experience)

Description

We are seeking a Proposal Manager to join our Preconstruction Department to work with Business Development, Estimating, and Business Line Management to drive successful proposal and pursuit activities across North America. In addition, this professional will support company teams in positioning for major pursuits, including capture planning and pipeline development. Candidates will demonstrate strong leadership and facilitation skills, a commitment to excellence, a history of personal initiative and a successful track record of submitting highly ranked proposals to public and private agencies. Must have proven experience managing complex proposals of all sizes with multiple contributors. We are seeking a dynamic individual with experience overseeing, coordinating, and delivering on all aspects of proposal development including strategy and messaging, writing, layout, managing process, graphics, and production. Must have excellent writing skills, be detail-oriented, engaging proposal teams to meet a schedule, work with technical teams to brainstorm winning messages and themes, and can effectively progress on multiple projects at the same time.

This position is located at our Coraopolis, Pennsylvania office.

Responsibilities

• Leads complex proposals with general guidance. Collaborates with technical staff and writes/reviews/edits original content for clarity, compliance and key messages. Works with graphic design staff to plan and produce materials ensuring all proposal materials are effectively communicating the strategic vision identified for a given pursuit.
• Works with individual pursuit teams to develop pursuit strategies, including providing business intelligence on clients and competitors.
• Organizes and facilitates pursuit strategy meetings.
• Leads and supports interview coaching and presentation development for shortlist interviews.
• Leads debriefing activities post procurement.
• Assists in the ongoing development and refinement of QA procedures, and serves as quality control review of materials developed by Department.
• Oversees quality of deliverables and compliance with company procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or related field is required. Minimum five years of proposal preparation/management experience in the construction, engineering, or architecture industry for Proposal Manager Role.
• Ability to understand and convey complex technical concepts in a manner that is readable and professional.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, including the ability to work positively and professionally with various levels of staff throughout the organization.
• Proficiency in business writing, technical editing, proofreading, document formatting skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving perfection in work product.
• Strong ability to perform multiple tasks in an organized manner and concurrently and at the direction of various people.
• Willingness to travel within the United States and Canada, occasionally including weekends and evenings.
• Flexibility to work the necessary hours (including weekends and evenings) to maintain the proposal schedule.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Competency/experience with Adobe InDesign.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

Proficient with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SharePoint, and other communications related software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Current driver's license

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk.

American Bridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/H/V