Senior Proposal Lead - RFP Strategy & InDesign

Infrastructure Engineering Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Flexible Work Schedule

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Personal Paid Leave

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Short and Long-term Disability Program

401K with Employer Match

Profit Sharing

Employee Assistance Program

IEI University

Professional Development Program

Philanthropic Outreach and VolunteerOp

Job summary

Infrastructure Engineering Inc. is seeking an experienced Proposal Team Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team through the end-to-end development of winning responses to RFQs and RFPs in the civil/structural engineering space.

The role combines strategic storytelling, graphics, and production management to showcase our team’s capabilities to clients. You will mentor a diverse team, manage timelines across multiple proposals, and ensure compliance with state and municipal requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or related field.
• 7–10 years’ experience crafting proposals in the AEC industry; civil engineering focus a plus.
• Strong knowledge of the RFP/RFQ process for state, county, and municipal transportation agencies.
• Advanced InDesign skills; proficiency with Adobe products.
• Exceptional writing and editing with an eye for detail.
• Creative ability to develop visually unique graphics for proposal covers, tables, and illustrations.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently or collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Create customized proposals, managing the composition/production of all proposal components ensuring full compliance with RFQ/RFP requirements.
• Collaborate with team members to compile information and manage deliverables from multiple contributors – technical, business development, internal marketing team, and teaming partners.
• Manage proposal timelines and coordinate with internal stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Engage/manage proposal team resources to oversee/produce multiple, concurrent proposals.
• Review and synthesize RFQs and RFPs to create clear proposal roadmaps.
• Conduct necessary research.
• Bring our brand, our experience, and our personnel to life for prospective clients by weaving persuasive stories based on sound strategies and cohesive themes and combining them with top notch graphics and layouts.
• Write, edit, proofread proposal content to ensure completeness, coherence and compliance.
• Help build a highly productive, highly successful proposal team.
• Look for and implement opportunities for efficiencies in the proposal production process.
• Manage/Create InDesign templates or other graphic materials as needed.

Skills

Proposal writing

Team leadership

Communication

Editing/writing

Storytelling

Research

Education

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

Tools

InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Infrastructure Engineering Inc. is seeking an experienced Proposal Team Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team through the end-to-end development of winning responses to RFQs and RFPs in the civil/structural engineering space.

The role combines strategic storytelling, graphics, and production management to showcase our team’s capabilities to clients. You will mentor a diverse team, manage timelines across multiple proposals, and ensure compliance with state and municipal requirements.