Strategic Proposals Lead – Construction

Myers & Sons Construction

Denver (CO)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vehicle allowance

Paid time off

401K match

Job summary

Myers & Sons Construction seeks an experienced Proposal Manager to lead the development of technically strong, highly competitive proposals for major transportation and infrastructure projects across offices in CA and CO. You will transform complex technical information into clear, persuasive narratives while coordinating executives, engineers, and joint venture partners to win pursuits.

You’ll drive strategy, messaging, and compliance, oversee production, and mentor proposal staff to ensure

Qualifications

7+ years of professional proposal development, technical writing, marketing, or related experience.
Leading complex proposals from RFP through final submission.
Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing contributors who are not direct reports.
Strong experience writing and editing technical proposal content.
Experience with Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CM/GC, CMAR, or other alternative-delivery procurements.
Experience with transportation infrastructure in aviation, highways, bridges, transit, rail or heavy civil construction is highly desirable.
Experience developing shortlist presentations and supporting interview teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the complete proposal process for RFQs, SOQs, technical proposals, alternative-delivery pursuits, shortlist interviews, and other strategic pursuits.
Analyze RFQs/RFPs and procurement documents to identify client priorities, evaluation criteria, compliance requirements, differentiators, risks, and opportunities.
Develop pursuit strategies, win themes, key messages, differentiators, and proof points that communicate Myers' value to the client.
Establish proposal execution plans including compliance matrices, outlines, schedules, assignments, review milestones, and production requirements.
Lead proposal kickoff, strategy, progress, and review meetings with accountability for assignments and deadlines.
Coordinate multidisciplinary pursuit teams including executives, operations, estimators, schedulers, engineers, designers, joint venture partners, and subcontractors.
Write, edit, and develop persuasive proposal content translating complex construction concepts into client-focused narratives.
Guide technical contributors to develop responses addressing evaluation criteria and client benefits.
Manage proposal development and production from concept through final quality review, assembly, and submission.
Lead development of resumes, project profiles, organizational charts, staffing plans, technical approaches, graphics, and other proposal components.
Coordinate shortlist interview development including strategy, storyboarding, materials, talking points, rehearsals, and coaching.
Capture planning and positioning for strategic pursuits with leadership before the RFP is released.
Coordinate with joint venture and teaming partners to align messaging and deliverables.
Perform quality and compliance reviews to ensure proposals are responsive, accurate, compelling, and visually polished.
Participate in client debriefs and capture lessons learned to improve future pursuits.
Maintain Myers' proposal resources: resumes, project descriptions, boilerplate content, photography, graphics, and pursuit information.
Mentor and provide direction to proposal coordinators and staff.
Manage multiple concurrent pursuits while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and deadlines.