Pursuit Proposals Lead

Consertus; Colorado; On-site; USD 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid holidays and PTO

Consertus Academy

Job summary

Consertus seeks an Associate Pursuit Manager to independently manage moderate-complexity pursuits, expanding content development, pursuit schedules, and CRM rigor in support of successful pursuit execution. This role serves as a key contributor within the pursuit process, extending beyond coordination to take increased ownership of content and best practices.

The Associate Pursuit Manager also provides guidance to Pursuit Coordinators and contributes to development of pursuit bench strength

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 3–5 years of proposal management or business development experience within AEC, professional services, capital program environments.
• Experience contributing to RFQ and RFP responses through submission.
• Strong writing and editing skills with ability to adapt messaging to client expectations.
• Experience maintaining opportunity data in Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Familiarity with Flowcase or comparable capabilities management platform.
• APMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned pursuits of moderate complexity from kickoff through submission.
• Contribute pursuit-specific inputs to go/no-go evaluations, including compliance assessment, schedule feasibility, and resource considerations.
• Develop and write substantive proposal content, including qualifications, project narratives, executive summary inputs, and resumes, with guidance from senior staff.
• Establish and manage pursuit schedules, coordinating internal contributors and subconsultants. Conduct compliance reviews on content to confirm adherence to RFQ and RFP requirements.
• Maintain Salesforce opportunity records for assigned pursuits, including revenue values, stage progression, and outcome documentation.
• Ensure resumes and project sheets sourced from Flowcase are current and aligned with pursuit messaging.
• Develop content and materials for client presentations and interviews on assigned pursuits. Support interview preparation including coaching sessions, mock interviews, and slide development under the direction of senior staff.
• Provide guidance and quality review to Pursuit Coordinators on assigned work.
• Support Pursuit Managers and Senior Pursuit Managers on larger pursuits as a section lead or content contributor.

Skills

Writing skills

Editing skills

Proposal management

Adapt messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Flowcase

APMP certification

Job description

Consertus seeks an Associate Pursuit Manager to independently manage moderate-complexity pursuits, expanding content development, pursuit schedules, and CRM rigor in support of successful pursuit execution. This role serves as a key contributor within the pursuit process, extending beyond coordination to take increased ownership of content and best practices.

The Associate Pursuit Manager also provides guidance to Pursuit Coordinators and contributes to development of pursuit bench strength