Marketing Manager
About The Position
Dewberry is seeking a full-time Marketing Manager to oversee pursuit and proposal efforts supporting its Federal Market operations. This is a remote position with occasional travel to Fairfax, Virginia. The role requires a marketing background in architecture, engineering, or construction (A/E/C), or related management consulting, and reports directly to the Director of Marketing, Federal Market. The Marketing Manager oversees complex pursuits, collaborates with technical and proposal graphics staff, and quality-checks the work of Dewberry employees and staff from joint venture and construction partner firms to produce compliant, compelling submittals. The manager also serves as proposal manager for complex pursuits as needed and is responsible for mentoring, training, and supporting the professional development of staff. This position works with a collaborative team of marketers and requires a dedicated, market-focused professional who can manage deadline-driven work, delegate across multiple concurrent assignments with overlapping schedules, and retain overall responsibility for execution. The role also supports business development, client planning, market research, and implementation of Federal Market initiatives. Dewberry has more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
- At least 6 years of experience personally producing proposals and managing proposal efforts.
- Strong project management and organizational experience, including delegation skills.
- Effective proposal management skills, including planning, organization, problem identification and resolution, and resource management.
- Extensive experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign.
- Must be available to work overtime as necessary to meet business requirements.
- A marketing background in A/E/C or related management consulting is required by the job description.
- Experience mentoring, training, and supporting staff professional development is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Federal A/E/C marketing is preferred.
- Experience with other graphics software and CRM databases is desired.
Responsibilities
- Work with business unit managers, market segment leaders, project managers, and subject matter experts to make pursuit decisions, develop win strategies and sales messages, assemble pursuit teams, manage proposal processes, and develop proposal responses.
- Manage multiple proposal efforts and teams simultaneously across diverse service offerings.
- Manage, develop, and maintain client action plans for high-priority clients.
- Support business development and operational personnel with market research, competitor analysis, and client intelligence.
- Represent the firm appropriately with teaming partners and subcontractors, at events, and at business networking opportunities.
- Support implementation of Federal corporate initiatives, plans, campaigns, and strategies.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration on Federal marketing initiatives across the company, including marketing, operating units, business units, service lines, and market segments.
- Oversee complex pursuits and collaborate with technical and proposal graphics staff to deliver compliant, compelling submittals.
- Quality-check work by technical, proposal, and graphics staff from Dewberry and partner firms.
- Serve as proposal manager for complex pursuits as needed.
- Mentor, train, and support the professional development of staff.
- Delegate work across multiple concurrent assignments and maintain ultimate responsibility for execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
