Assistant Proposal Manager

Crest Industries•Pineville, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has an opening for an Assistant Proposal Manager to work from our Corporate Office in Pineville, Louisiana. The Assistant Proposal Manager is an entry Level professional position designed to develop the Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, and Competencies needed to perform as a Proposal Manager. The Assistant Proposal Manager reports to the Proposal Department Manager and learns on the job to become the primary point of contact for all technical and financial issues relating to specific proposals. The Assistant Proposal Manager learns, on the job, how to effectively manage proposals and schedules and ensures assigned proposals are completed successfully.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree from an accredited vocational or academic institution in the fields of Project Management, Engineering or Technology is required.
Three years Substation Experience will substitute for a Bachelor Degree.
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat is required.
Strong analytical skills required.
Strong communication skills and customer service skills required.

Nice To Haves

4-year degree, preferably in an engineering or technical related field.
3 years of related experience.
General knowledge of high voltage substations and transmission lines.
Epicor or other ERP software experience.

Responsibilities

Create assigned proposals and be responsible for maintaining the proposal progress through the life of the proposal.
Notify the Team Leader when proposal schedules are not being maintained and initiate courses of action.
Manage all correspondence with vendors and potential customers.
Ensure the accuracy and correctness of all proposals and submittal documents produced.
Coordinate efforts with other team members and departments to ensure documents are produced correctly, accurately, and on schedule.
Provide the Team Leader with copies of all proposals for review.
Assist the potential customer in ensuring all scope of work for the project has been addressed and a division of responsibility has been agreed upon.
Become and continue to be the primary point of contact for the client and take all action required to accommodate addendums or changes to the scope of work, project accelerations and delays, structural changes, shipping problems and material problems.
Notify the Team Leader of changes in proposal schedules and problems encountered and initiate courses of action.
Provide the Team Leader with periodic updates and status reports on all proposals assigned.
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on specific proposal matters.
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on all proposals involving liquidated damages, performance or supply bonds, bid bonds and retainage.
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on all proposals where the clients credit has been flagged to indicate special requirements.
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on all proposals involving expedited lead-times.
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on all proposals involving special equipment (such control buildings) and/or special engineering (such as control building design).
Consult with the Team Leader and/or Manager of the Proposal Department on any technical matter not previously encountered or thoroughly understood.