Strategic Proposals & Capacity Manager

Fives; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives in Louisville, KY is seeking a Manager of Proposal Development to lead capacity planning, budgeting, and hiring for the proposal function. You will own templates, stage gates, and the standards behind the effort-hour model while aligning with senior engineering and commercial priorities.

The role requires extensive experience in proposal processes and a track record of delivering capacity against a busy pipeline. Travel may be required as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. An engineering degree is not required.
• 12+ years in proposal, bid or capital-project organisations, including budget and headcount ownership.
• Experience building a hiring plan against a pipeline and been held to it.
• Experience owning a proposal process or standard, not only run pursuits inside one.
• Preferred: Material handling, capital equipment or systems integration experience.
• PMP or equivalent is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the capacity plan for the function: what the pipeline requires, what can be staffed, and the gap between them.
• Own the function budget and its share of the cost of pursuit, and report both against plan.
• Own hiring for the function: open the reqs, set the bands, and make the selection.
• Make the promotion decision at the level gate, on the method review the Principal Engineer runs.
• Own the proposal process and its standards: templates, spec-compliance grids, stage gates and the effort-hour standard behind them.

Skills

Innovation

Integrity

Service

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (not required engineering)

PMP or equivalent certification

Job description

Fives in Louisville, KY is seeking a Manager of Proposal Development to lead capacity planning, budgeting, and hiring for the proposal function. You will own templates, stage gates, and the standards behind the effort-hour model while aligning with senior engineering and commercial priorities.

The role requires extensive experience in proposal processes and a track record of delivering capacity against a busy pipeline. Travel may be required as projects demand.