C Industry

SOCOTEC•New York, NY

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

SOCOTEC is a provider of niche consulting services within the architecture, engineering and construction industries focusing on high-performance buildings and specialty structures. Through an integrated, holistic approach, our professionals provide solutions for building envelope, energy efficiency, sustainability, code advisory, fire/life safety, special inspection and testing projects. SOCOTEC’s combination of expertise, experience and methods are increasingly recognized as best-in-class fueling significant growth. SOCOTEC offers competitive salary and benefits, mentorship, training, and social activities. SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work®. Our New York City Headquarters is seeking a Proposal Director for our expanding Buildings & Real Estate (BRE) team, supporting SOCOTEC’s specialized building envelope, sustainability, energy efficiency, code advisory, commissioning, fire/life safety and special inspection/testing groups. This is a full-time role with expectation that 4 days per week are in-person in our New York City HQ, one day per week remote.

Requirements

Minimum 6 years proven successful experience managing proposal teams and leading them effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
10+ years of hands-on experience with creating proposal content, editing, and managing proposal development activities.
Ability to multi-task, manage multiple deadlines, and engage in decisive and effective decision-making.
Expertise in English writing to perform information research and synthesize multiple sources (subject matter experts, previous proposals) into a cohesive, easy-to-read, and persuasive final product.
High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe InDesign) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot.

Nice To Haves

Master's/ Advanced degree in architecture, engineering, communications, organizational learning, knowledge management, business, or other equivalent professional experience: experience in A/E/C industry is desirable.
Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint is desirable.

Responsibilities

Manage the successful development of compelling and successful proposals through effective collaboration across teams that include internal staff, corporate partners, and subconsultants.
Apply experience and best practices in proposal team management to ensure the timely delivery of proposal submissions that comply with client requirements and RFQ/RFP instructions.
Develop and deliver training materials for proposal team and other staff to continuously improve our corporate proposal operations.
Provide insight, leadership, and work guidance to authors on all proposal content.
Manage the development of oral presentations, discussions, and proposal revisions.
Ensure the high-quality content and appearance of final proposal deliverables meet corporate design guidelines, branding and messaging.
Conduct and document proposal lessons learned and implement actions to improve process efficiency.
Develop technical proposals based on existing proposal templates, and corresponding estimates for level of effort and fees as needed to meet team deadlines.
Coordinate and support the production, reproduction, binding, and packaging in finalizing the proposal submission and response processes.