Senior Proposal Manager - Strategy, Mentoring & Submittals

Schnabel Engineering, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee life & ADD insurance (100%公司付

Short-term disability (100% company‑pa

Long-term disability

Supplemental life insurance

401(k) and profit-sharing plan

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Paid time off

9 Paid Holidays

Wellness program

Professional development and tuitionRe

Job summary

Schnabel Engineering, Inc. seeks a Proposal Manager to support the BD Services team in developing qualifications materials, proposals, SOQs, and client-ready presentations to win new opportunities. This role partners with business units, the Creative Services team, and prequalification to ensure brand-aligned messaging.

The ideal candidate will be located in the Pacific Northwest; other locations may be considered. Excellent communication, project management, and mentoring skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, communications, or marketing.
• 6+ years of proposal development experience in the AEC industry.
• Federal government proposal management experience, including SF 330, desired.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage timelines, resources and multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign/Creative Suite and MS Office.
• Deltek Vantagepoint experience preferred.
• Willingness to work extra hours to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire proposal/SOQ lifecycle, including go/no go, planning, strategy development, content development, and submission.
• Create schedules, compliance matrices, and development workbooks; lead proposal kick-off calls and color team reviews.
• Mentor and train junior proposal staff.
• Work directly with prime contractors and subcontractors in preparation and submitting proposal materials. Serves as the primary point of contact for clients during the proposal process.
• Work within the framework/templates developed by Creative Services.
• Manage the allocation of resources, including team members and materials, to meet deadlines.
• Develop marketing materials such as flatsheets, pitch pieces, etc.
• Develop boilerplate materials, project lists, resumes and project profiles for use in proposal and qualifications submittals.
• Proofreads proposals and other marketing related documents.
• Support development and editing of presentations for shortlist interviews.
• Support the maintenance of business development information in Deltek Vantagepoint.
• Support the review and development of new and existing procedures.
• Support other BD related tasks as needed.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organization

Solicitation analysis

Overtime willingness

Travel willingness

Education

BA in Marketing/Communications

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Adobe InDesign

MS Office

Job description

Schnabel Engineering, Inc. seeks a Proposal Manager to support the BD Services team in developing qualifications materials, proposals, SOQs, and client-ready presentations to win new opportunities. This role partners with business units, the Creative Services team, and prequalification to ensure brand-aligned messaging.

The ideal candidate will be located in the Pacific Northwest; other locations may be considered. Excellent communication, project management, and mentoring skills are essential.