Strategic Pursuit & Proposal Lead

SMPS Research Triangle; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Paid time off (PTO) 15 days

9 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Arcadis seeks a Pursuit & Proposal Specialist to lead proposal development and capture planning for Midwest and Southeastern transportation markets. You will partner with client teams to craft win strategies, manage schedules, and supervise proposal production in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

The role requires at least 5 years in the A/E/C marketing space, strong writing skills, and proficiency with MS Office and Adobe tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of A/E/C industry experience in marketing or business development.
• Experience developing proposals and understanding RFP/proposal processes.
• Persuasive writing and developing features, advantages and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pursuit planning, strategy development, and content creation.
• Coordinate capture plans with cross-functional client teams.
• Write and tailor RFP responses for competitiveness.
• Support interview preparation and debriefs with lessons learned.
• Manage prequalification and tracking of targeted procurements.

Skills

Marketing & BD experience

Pursuit planning

Proposal development

Storytelling & persuasive writing

MS Word, PowerPoint

Excel

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign)

Office 365 / SharePoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/marketing/writing

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe InDesign

SharePoint

OneDrive

Teams

Job description

Arcadis seeks a Pursuit & Proposal Specialist to lead proposal development and capture planning for Midwest and Southeastern transportation markets. You will partner with client teams to craft win strategies, manage schedules, and supervise proposal production in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

The role requires at least 5 years in the A/E/C marketing space, strong writing skills, and proficiency with MS Office and Adobe tools.