Marketing Manager

Dewberry • Rancho Cordova, CA

14d • Hybrid

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager to lead pursuit and proposal efforts supporting its Transportation, Construction Management, Environmental, and growth market sectors in California. The position is based in Rancho Cordova, California, with a hybrid schedule option. The role requires a marketing background in engineering, construction, or a related management consulting business.

The Marketing Manager directs and quality-checks the work of technical, proposal, and graphics staff from Dewberry, joint venture partners, and construction partners to produce compliant, compelling submittals. The role collaborates with business unit managers, project managers, and subject matter experts to develop pursuit strategies, assemble teams, manage proposal processes, and prepare responses. The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent assignments with overlapping deadlines, lead marketing coordinators and assistants, and support business development and operational staff with market and client intelligence.

Dewberry describes itself as a professional services firm with more than 60 locations and over 2,500 professionals nationwide. Its marketing team aims to build office collaboration, leverage team members’ skills, and drive west-region strategy. Dewberry highlights an inclusive workplace, opportunities to collaborate on projects, multiple marketing career paths, training, and flexibility to shape a career path within a growing team. The projected annual salary range is $110,000–$120,000; the range may vary based on skills, experience, location, and market conditions.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience personally producing proposals and managing proposal efforts.
• Marketing background in engineering, construction, or a related management consulting business.
• Strong project management and organizational experience.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Effective proposal management skills, including planning, organization, problem identification and resolution, and resource management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and prior experience leading multidisciplinary teams and working collaboratively.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in tandem with overlapping schedules.
• Availability to work overtime as necessary to meet business requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with other graphics software and CRM databases.
• Experience in collaborative delivery, heavy construction, or strategic pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Work with business unit managers, project managers, and subject matter experts to determine pursuit decisions and win strategies, craft sales messages, assemble pursuit teams, manage proposal processes, and develop proposal responses.
• Manage the full proposal preparation lifecycle, including state and local proposals, collaborative delivery proposals, technical proposals, qualification packages, and oral presentations.
• Manage capture plan documents, RFx directives, document cataloguing, individual and team deadlines, and meeting facilitation.
• Develop and maintain capture plans for critical pursuits and high-priority clients.
• Represent the firm appropriately with teaming partners and subcontractors and at events and business networking opportunities.
• Follow corporate standards for the appearance and style of presentation graphics, proposals, resumes, and collateral materials.
• Write supporting sales materials, including project descriptions, resumes, service line overviews, and executive summaries.
• Support business development and operational personnel with market research, competitor analysis, and client intelligence.
• Manage marketing coordinators and assistants in completing proposal demands.
• Manage multiple proposal efforts and teams simultaneously across diverse markets and service offerings.
• Organize marketing materials for ease of use.
• Direct and quality-check the work of technical, proposal, and graphics staff assigned to pursuits.

Benefits

• Family-oriented, work-life balance as a key value.
• Multiple marketing career paths, including training and flexibility to determine a career path within a growing team.
• Inclusive work environment that values individuals and their diverse backgrounds.
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, advance career goals, and contribute to projects that transform communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed