Principal/Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Review RFQs and RFPs in detail and develop comprehensive compliance/responsibility matrices to establish assignments and track progress of all required content

• Establish and manage the SOQ/proposal schedules, deliverables, and assignments
• Lead and directly manage project-specific teams comprised of individuals from marketing, design, construction, estimating, and other disciplines to deliver high-quality submittals

• Lead and facilitate the various proposal and strategy meetings in conjunction with the assigned Bid Manager, including kickoffs, storyboards, technical proposal workshops, formal reviews, and other regular meetings
• Direct proposal, marketing, and graphic design staff from engineering partner firms, joint venture partner firms, and consultants as needed

• Establish key pursuit strategies alongside the bid leadership teams and other senior and executive management
• Oversee coordination with corporate and international departments, including legal, financial, safety, international bid department, etc.
• Conduct research and interview project personnel to fully develop project descriptions and resumes for each SOQ and proposal
• Write and edit proposal narratives with input from technical experts and other managers to verify technical accuracy and incorporate key messages consistent with project goals
• Ensure submittals are in compliance with all relevant requirements

• Prepare marketing materials, presentations, and other information for pursuits, industry events, and project outreach meetings

• Interface with engineering and construction firms on a daily basis
• Lead coordination of legal, financial, and surety/insurance information with various corporate departments
• Manage database of past proposal documents, resumes of key staff, awards, boilerplate narratives, and project photos
• Mentor and train other members of the proposal team
• Other duties as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree in English, Marketing, Communications, Business, Civil Engineering, or Related Field
• 5 years of experience in managing large SOQs and proposals in the engineering and construction industry
• Detailed understanding of design-build and/or public private partnership (P3) proposals
• Experienced in Adobe Creative Suite and layout of proposals in InDesign
• Familiarity with relevant city, state, and federal agencies in pursuit of large infrastructure projects
• Very strong writing and editing skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Skilled in facilitating meetings with large teams
• Ability to manage all aspects of SOQs and Proposals independently with little oversight
• Willingness to travel as needed

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)