Proposal Coordinator

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Pittsburgh, PA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. Position summary: JMT is an engineering and architecture firm serving public and private sector clients from 49 offices in 16 states and the District of Columbia. We are seeking an enthusiastic proposal/marketing coordinator to join our PA/OH regional marketing team. Our pursuit coordinators work together with technical subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop proposals and other marketing materials that are compelling, accurate, creative, focused, and compliant with the client’s RFP/RFQ requirements. Pursuit coordinators at JMT are collaborative and imaginative, thoughtful and proactive. JMT’s culture as an employee-owned company creates a team-oriented atmosphere where everyone’s input is important, and we share in collective success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or English
2 - 3 years of experience as a marketing lead in the proposal development process at an ENR Top 100 Design Firm.
Must include transportation industry experience and large market public agency (i.e. metropolitan city) experience.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud with proficiency in InDesign
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient in CRM Systems
Knowledge of the RFP structure and proposal development and submission process

Responsibilities

Coordinate preparing project proposals, expressions of interest, technical proposals, and presentations
Search for and enter RFPs/advertisements into CRM system
Develop proposal outlines
Coordinate all phases of the proposal development process from the kick-off meeting throughout production, submission, and proposal closeout
Participate/attend in preproposal meetings, kick-off meetings, debriefings, etc.
Prepare major sections of proposals, including but not limited to project-specific firm qualifications, project descriptions, and professional resumes.
Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop other proposal content.
Coordinate with other contributors such as graphic designers, legal department reviews of contractual language, and the appropriate signatories
Assist with presentation preparation, presentation materials, etc.
Produce consistently compliant high-quality and creative submissions while delivering exceptional customer service to internal and external partners
Maintain data integrity by managing proposal-specific information in CRM, tracking leads, making go-or-no-go decisions, and reporting wins or losses
Maintain brand-specific marketing materials, including resumes, qualifications information, project descriptions, photographs, subconsultant information, etc.
Work closely and interact with technical staff, administrative staff, and marketing staff in other offices, as well as outside vendors, subconsultants, and clients
Enter and manage opportunity data for project opportunities in the CRM marketing database, tracking leads and associated go/no go decisions, and wins or losses
Gather information, conduct market research about prospects/clients/projects, and participate in developing various business collateral to support continued strategic growth
Generates reports for technical staff on marketing efforts, when required
Organizational support of office, regional, and corporate marketing efforts
Adhere to JMT’s Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 9001:2015 Marketing procedures