Remote Senior Proposal Strategist

Remote Jobs; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a skilled Proposal Specialist III to join our West Region team. The role supports high‑quality responses to RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, coordinating with business development and operations.

This remote-friendly position can be based anywhere in the US with AECOM offices and offers growth within a global infrastructure leader. You will lead medium to large proposals, craft outlines, and supervise writers while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years leading proposal activities for key clients and strategic pursuits.
• Understanding of effective proposal and presentation strategy development and compliance and writing and production.
• Advanced proficiency in proposal writing, editing, and project management.
• Strong analytical skills for RFP/RFQ analysis and data-driven decision making.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Acrobat) and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience with proposal management software and data visualization tools.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Leads medium to large proposals and presentations from capture through interview with support as needed.
• Creates annotated outlines and content plans; advises technical teams on section structures.
• Serves as lead writer/editor for resumes, past performance, executive summaries and management approaches.
• Facilitates color reviews, quality reviews and implements revisions from review teams.
• Participates in go/no-go and greenlight analyses per guidelines and planning activities.
• Completes internal debriefs and supports win/loss reviews with client feedback.
• May support marketing or pursuits strategy and content development.
• Coaches entry-level proposal team members and performs self-checks before submission.

Skills

Proposal writing

Editing

Project management

InDesign

MS Office

Communication

RFP processes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Proposal software

Data visualization tools

TxDOT proposals

Job description

AECOM is seeking a skilled Proposal Specialist III to join our West Region team. The role supports high‑quality responses to RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, coordinating with business development and operations.

This remote-friendly position can be based anywhere in the US with AECOM offices and offers growth within a global infrastructure leader. You will lead medium to large proposals, craft outlines, and supervise writers while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.