Strategic Proposals & Marketing Manager

Parkhill; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible work schedules

Professional development & licensing

Health plan options

401k employer contribution

Job summary

Parkhill is seeking a strategically minded Manager, Proposals & Marketing Coordination to lead the Marketing & Pursuit Coordination team. You will oversee senior coordinators and a content manager, ensuring high-quality, timely submissions for RFPs/RFQs and interviews.

The role blends leadership with hands-on proposal development in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate balances collaboration with accountability, partnering with Business Development, sector leadership, and internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 4-8 years of experience in the A/E/C industry writing proposals and managing RFPs.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising proposal teams or cross-functional pursuit teams.
• Advanced, power-user level proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to guide teams in producing high-quality, on-brand proposal and interview materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Senior Marketing & Pursuit Coordinators, Marketing & Pursuit Coordinators, and the Proposal Content Manager, ensuring clarity of roles, workload balance, and professional development.
• Oversee the end-to-end development of responses to RFPs, RFQs, and interview presentations, including scheduling, technical writing, content gathering, collaboration, editing, design, and final production.
• Establish and manage team capacity, defining workload thresholds and aligning resources to highest-value pursuits.
• Reinforce go/no-go decision-making with Business Development and sector leadership.
• Refine and enforce a consistent QA/QC process across all proposals.
• Establish escalation paths and decision frameworks for time-sensitive situations.
• Provide structure across proposal and marketing workflows and ensure adherence to timelines.
• Coordinate marketing and pursuit-related requests within established workflows.
• Collaborate with Creative Director to evolve InDesign templates and PowerPoint outputs.
• Partner with the Proposal Content Manager to align project profiles and case studies to pursuit strategy.
• Develop win strategies, themes, and differentiators with Business Development.
• Coordinate with subcontractors/subconsultants for materials.
• Write and edit proposals during peak workloads or high-priority pursuits.
• Guide the team’s use of AI-assisted tools to improve proposal efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Team leadership

Proposal development

AI-assisted tools usage

Editorial review

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Adobe InDesign

PowerPoint

Deltek Vantagepoint

Asana

Workfront

Monday.com

Job description

Parkhill is seeking a strategically minded Manager, Proposals & Marketing Coordination to lead the Marketing & Pursuit Coordination team. You will oversee senior coordinators and a content manager, ensuring high-quality, timely submissions for RFPs/RFQs and interviews.

The role blends leadership with hands-on proposal development in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate balances collaboration with accountability, partnering with Business Development, sector leadership, and internal