Regional Marketing & Proposals Lead - AEC, ESOP

Volkert Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) retirement with employer match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Life/AD&D insurance

Short/long-term disability

Wellness incentives

Student Debt Retirement Match

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Volkert Inc. is seeking an experienced Regional Marketing & Proposal Manager to lead the region's marketing team and drive winning submissions across the Program Management Region.

This role focuses on coordination, strategy, and high-quality proposal production to secure new business. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage the pursuit lifecycle, and ensure compliance, messaging, and branding are aligned with Volkert's standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and experience managing proposal staff on multi-contributor proposals, preferably in the AEC industry.
• Ability to manage and produce multiple concurrent proposals from pre-advertisement through submission in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Exceptional persuasive writing and editing skills with a strict eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage region's proposal development staff and partner with discipline leads to win new business.
• Lead the full pursuit lifecycle - track opportunities, assess requirements, define scope, drive go/no-go decisions.
• Facilitate brainstorming and strategy sessions to shape winning approaches.
• Prepare proposals while overseeing production, checklists, timelines, and reviews.
• Review writing, editing, formatting, and graphics for final documents to ensure persuasiveness and compliance.
• Support proposal managers for presentations and client interviews.
• Oversee maintenance of project descriptions, resumes, and qualifications packages.
• Capture lessons learned and reusable content after pursuits.
• Recommend policies to strengthen future submissions and develop collateral for client meetings.

Skills

Proposal management

Team leadership

Persuasive writing

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Editing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

Volkert Inc. is seeking an experienced Regional Marketing & Proposal Manager to lead the region's marketing team and drive winning submissions across the Program Management Region.

This role focuses on coordination, strategy, and high-quality proposal production to secure new business. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage the pursuit lifecycle, and ensure compliance, messaging, and branding are aligned with Volkert's standards.