Proposal Strategist – TxDOT & Infrastructure Pursuits

Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Raba Kistner, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Proposal Specialist to join our Marketing team in Texas (San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Houston).

The role supports the firm’s growth by coordinating the proposal development process for strategic pursuits, including SOQs, qualifications, and interview materials. The successful candidate will collaborate with marketing, business development, operations, and technical teams to craft compelling client-focused content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• Five years of experience coordinating and developing proposals, SOQs, and related pursuit materials in the A/E/C industry.
• Demonstrated direct experience supporting TxDOT pursuits, including SOQ development, compliance review, teaming coordination, short-list interview support, and familiarity with TxDOT consultant procurement and pre-certification processes
• Experience developing proposals for transportation, infrastructure, and public-sector clients
• Possess a valid driver's license within the applicable jurisdiction and meet company’s auto insurability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the full proposal lifecycle for RFQ/RFP responses, SOQs, and other qualification-based pursuits from kickoff through final submission
• Facilitate proposal kickoff and milestone meetings; establish pursuit schedules, assignments, responsibilities, and deadlines and maintain accountability throughout the process
• Review solicitation requirements and develop proposal outlines, compliance matrices, pursuit schedules, and submission checklists to ensure all requirements and evaluation criteria are addressed
• Collaborate with pursuit teams to develop project-specific strategies and content that address client needs and clearly communicate RK’s qualifications and differentiators
• Write, edit, proofread, format, and produce proposal content, including cover letters, firm qualifications, technical staff resumes, project descriptions, technical narratives, organizational charts, and graphics
• Translate complex technical information into clear, compelling, client-focused proposal content
• Coordinate with subconsultants and teaming partners to obtain resumes, project descriptions, certifications, and other information required for submissions
• Coordinate proposal review and quality-control processes to ensure submissions are responsive, accurate, compelling, visually consistent, and compliant
• Assemble and coordinate final electronic and, when required, hard-copy submissions and complete proposal close-out activities
• Manage multiple concurrent pursuits and take ownership of assigned deliverables and deadlines

Skills

Proposal coordination

Content development

Client communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Acrobat

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Job description

Raba Kistner, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Proposal Specialist to join our Marketing team in Texas (San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Houston).

The role supports the firm’s growth by coordinating the proposal development process for strategic pursuits, including SOQs, qualifications, and interview materials. The successful candidate will collaborate with marketing, business development, operations, and technical teams to craft compelling client-focused content.