Marketing and Pursuit Resources Manager

SWCA Environmental Consultants•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

13h

About The Position

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Marketing and Pursuit Resources Manager to lead its Marketing and Pursuit Resources (MPR) team in the Central Texas/Oklahoma and Gulf Coast subregions. The position partners with operations leaders, technical staff, and business development professionals to advance strategic growth opportunities. It leads a team of marketing coordinators and specialists and balances people leadership with hands-on involvement in complex, high-priority pursuits. The role provides strategic guidance on opportunity positioning, resource planning, pursuit strategy, proposal development, interview preparation, and continuous improvement. It directs marketing and pursuit efforts, high-profile marketing projects, brand initiatives, market research, analytics and performance measurement, compliance and quality assurance, and marketing innovation. The manager also develops the MPR team and promotes a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. This is a full-time, regular, salaried, exempt position with benefits. Work may be remote, hybrid, or in-office as needed, but the candidate must work in the Central time zone and be able to travel to offices occasionally for on-site collaboration. Occasional overtime, including evenings and weekends, may be required. A cover letter must accompany the resume.

Requirements

Six years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, including experience managing others.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, develop, and motivate team members with varied experience and responsibilities.
Substantial experience collaborating with operations and business development teams on pre-positioning and capture planning for must-win efforts.
Ability to build trusted relationships with operational and technical leaders and influence decisions through communication, collaboration, and business acumen.
Strong planning, organizational, proofreading, writing, and document-quality skills, including formatting, with attention to detail.
Ability to manage processes, projects, and department initiatives while navigating competing priorities and collaborating with colleagues and leaders with diverse roles and perspectives.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
Ability to work in the Central time zone and travel to offices occasionally for on-site collaboration.
Ability to work occasional overtime, including evenings and weekends, as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Business, Marketing, or a related technical discipline; other specialties are acceptable if relevance can be demonstrated.
Eight years of experience in marketing and pursuit coordination, including direct leadership on strategic pursuits and leading teams through capture, proposal development, and interview preparation.
Three years of experience managing a marketing team of two or more.
Experience in the A/E/C industry or environmental consulting.
Participation in associations and/or organizational marketing experience.
Knowledge of local environmental consulting markets, including clients and competitors.
Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or a comparable CRM.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the regional Marketing and Pursuit Resources team, directly managing four or more marketing professionals.
Set priorities, balance workloads, coach and provide feedback, and support career development and performance management.
Guide pursuit and capture strategy, resource deployment, and cross-functional teams to develop differentiated proposals and strengthen client relationships and win rates.
Shape marketing and pursuit strategy in alignment with company goals and market opportunities.
Lead high-profile marketing projects and coordinate complex stakeholder relationships.
Guide the company's brand identity and presence, supporting consistency across markets and platforms.
Lead market research and analysis to inform business strategy, product development, competitive positioning, and identification of growth opportunities.
Establish analytics and performance measurement frameworks and optimize marketing efforts using data and industry benchmarks.
Ensure marketing practices comply with applicable legal, ethical, quality, regulatory, contractual, and company standards.
Improve quality assurance processes, MPR processes, tools, and best practices.
Encourage marketing innovation and the adoption of technologies and methodologies that improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Use data, market intelligence, and business insights to improve team effectiveness and support regional growth.
Follow applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.
Perform related work as assigned.