Proposal Manager- Infrastructure-North America (Remote)

Parsons Corporation-posted 4 months ago
$48 - $84/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
5,001-10,000 employees
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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Proposal Manager, to join our team! In this role you will get to champion the development and delivery of major proposals, qualifications, and other business development materials for pursuits within the critical infrastructure market, nation-wide.

  • Leads and manages a team in the development of complex proposals to craft compliant, responsive, and compelling deliverables that solve customers’ problems and differentiates us from the competition.
  • Sets the overall strategy for proposal development and maintains a high degree of decision-making authority.
  • Holds team members accountable for their work and encourages them to stay focused and motivated throughout the process; provides timely feedback, celebrates milestones and achievements, and recognizes the contributions of each team member.
  • Provides strategic guidance and mentorship to team members, including capture teams.
  • Proactively manages stakeholder relationships and communicates proposal strategies and progress to senior leadership; contributes valuable insights and recommendations to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of the proposal management function.
  • Addresses and resolves any issues or conflicts that may arise within the team, mediates disagreements, finds solutions to challenges, and maintains a positive working environment.
  • Refines and optimizes proposal processes and best practices to drive pursuit excellence.
  • Perform detailed analysis of RFP/RFQ/RFI documents to assess requirements and develop compelling proposal narratives that demonstrate our value proposition.
  • Builds compliance matrices, schedules, and annotated outlines.
  • Manages, interacts, and collaborates with Capture teams to guide proposal development efforts through the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
  • Collaborates with SMEs to convey our winning narrative throughout the proposal.
  • Works with graphics and desktop publishing teams to develop tailored templates, infographic concepts, and standards for proposal look and feel, writing style, and layout.
  • Facilitates proposal kick-off meetings, milestone meetings, color reviews (e.g., pink, red, gold) and recovery periods to ensure quality deliverables.
  • Facilitates strategy-driven workshops (e.g., storyboarding, WinLabs, writer’s workshops) to produce compelling messaging and creative narratives for top pursuits.
  • Writes non-technical portions of the proposal (e.g., cover letters, executive summaries, project descriptions, resumes, team qualifications, management plans, and win themes and discriminators).
  • Reviews proposal drafts and final documents for compliance, responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy, and quality.
  • Establishes a proposal schedule and resource plan to facilitate on-time delivery of all required documents.
  • Manages and oversees interview/oral preparation, development of collateral, and coaching activities.
  • Leads team initiatives to introduce and promote efficiencies and improve win rates across the business segment.
  • Collaborates with business development and regional leadership to develop collateral (e.g., fact sheets, leave behinds, client specific PowerPoint presentations) related to pre-positioning activities.
  • Contributes and maintains SalesCloud Opportunity CRM record for accuracy and completeness.
  • Performs closeout activities ensuring lessons learned and debriefing process is initiated.
  • Strong facilitation, leadership, and communication skills to lead capture teams through the pursuit lifecycle.
  • Excellent written, interpersonal, and communication skills (ability to write executive summaries, cover letters and other non-technical sections).
  • Able to inspire outstanding work from team members with a range of experience and technical abilities in the development of proposal documents.
  • Capable of adapting to changing priorities in a very dynamic work environment and demonstrate the ability to work in stressful situations with critical deadlines (evening and weekend work may be required to meet deadlines).
  • Required to work on multiple assignments, with overlapping schedules, and needs to be able to multi-task and delegate responsibilities to team members to accomplish all tasks.
  • Ensure alignment with corporate strategy, business line strategic goals, promote technologies/innovation, build meaningful relationships, and align with business markets.
  • Proficient in utilizing Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe In-Design, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro).
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Four-year degree in field of expertise (or equivalent).
  • Approximately 12+ years of progressive proposal management experience (or equivalent).
  • Professional registration, designation, or certification desired (e.g., Associate Proposal Management Professional (APMP), Project Management Professional, Shipley Associates).
  • AEC industry experience is highly preferred, particularly in the preparation and management of large program management proposals ($500M+) and/or proposals involving alternate project delivery (design-build/public private partnerships).
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k)
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Holidays to fit your busy lifestyle
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