Senior Proposal Manager

Parkhurst Talent Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD

LTD

Critical illness plan

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Parkhurst Talent Group in Atlanta is seeking a Proposal Manager to own the content and quality of bid responses for a market leader in critical infrastructure services. This on-site role emphasizes narrative excellence and end-to-end bid management.

You will sharpen executive summaries and proposal narratives, collaborate with safety, quality, engineering, operations, and business development, and drive alignment while building a reusable content library for fast, high-volume bids.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years in proposal management or bid writing.
• Ability to convert technical input into clear narratives.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent bids and RFP processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the bid process end to end and track deadlines.
• Elevate executive summaries and narratives to clearly address customer requirements.
• Build reusable content library and collaborate with subject-matter experts.
• Coordinate across safety, quality, engineering, operations, and business development.
• Maintain version control and conduct post-submission reviews.

Skills

Proposal management

Writing & editing

Cross-functional coordination

Deadline management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Proposal automation tools

Job description

We're hiring a Proposal Manager (on-site, Atlanta) to own the content and quality of competitive bid responses for a market leader in critical infrastructure services. This is a newly created, high-visibility role for a strong proposal writer and bid-process owner.

About the Role

This is a content- and narrative-first role. You'll manage the full bid lifecycle, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, from intake to submission: routing responses, tracking deadlines, and keeping stakeholders aligned. But the heart of the job is the content itself, sharpening executive summaries and proposal narratives, making sure every response clearly and compellingly answers what the customer is asking, and building original content rather than just assembling inputs.

A dedicated pricing team owns pricing strategy, so this role is about the story the proposal tells, not pricing models. You'll partner with subject-matter experts across safety, quality, engineering, operations, and business development, and you'll need the confidence to drive alignment and push back when content doesn't fit the strategy.

It's fast and high-volume, multiple concurrent bids with tight turnarounds, and you'll have real executive visibility in a role you get to shape from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the bid process end to end: route RFP/RFQ/RFI responses, track deadlines, and keep every stakeholder in the loop so responses go out on time.
• Own the content: review and elevate executive summaries, commercial narratives, and proposal responses so they are clean, crisp, and clearly answer the customer's requirements.
• Build and integrate original content with support from subject-matter experts, rather than simply compiling what others provide.
• Build and maintain a reusable content library; create new content as services expand.
• Reduce lag time and communication gaps across safety, quality, engineering, operations, and business development contributors.
• Confirm content supports the intended value proposition and differentiation, and push back constructively when it doesn't.
• Present to and align executive leadership on escalations and decisions when needed.
• Maintain version control, compliance, and audit-ready files; run post-submission reviews and lessons-learned.

Required Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years in proposal management, bid/proposal writing, RFP/RFQ/RFI response, or capture management, with hands-on ownership of proposal content (not solely coordination of others' inputs).
• Excellent writing and editing skills; able to turn technical and commercial input into clear, persuasive, customer-focused proposal narratives and executive summaries.
• Strong editorial judgment, able to read a draft and identify whether it truly answers the question, and how to sharpen it.
• Proven ability to manage a high volume of concurrent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence to coordinate and challenge multiple stakeholders, including senior leaders, and hold the line on quality and alignment.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, Finance, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• APMP certification or equivalent proposal-management training.
• Experience in utility services, infrastructure, engineering, or construction-related industries.
• Experience with SharePoint, proposal automation tools, or content/knowledge-management systems.

Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical insurance and a health savings account with company contribution; dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, and a critical illness plan; a 401(k) with company match; and paid time off including vacation, sick, and floating holidays.