Proposal Manager

Granite Construction • Vancouver, WA

18d

About The Position

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do... Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future. General Summary This position is responsible for managing and overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality and compliant proposals and presentations for public and private sector clients to expand market share to win more work for the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or Similar Field preferred
• Seven (7) years prior professional experience in technical writing and proposal preparation for architecture, engineering or construction (AEC) required.
• Prior experience in coordinating and/or supervising proposal personnel required
• Advanced proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Adanced or expert experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign) required
• Technical writing skills
• Highly organized
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding to changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
• Ability to build positive relationships across teams, and maintain composure and professionalism under pressure
• Travel required.
• Must be able to work efficiently in both a team-based environment or independently, depending on the project.
• Must be flexible to changing needs and assignments and able to adjust to last-minute requests to ensure responsiveness to needs of proposal.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of strategic, compliant and high-quality proposals from RFP/RFQ release through final delivery, ensuring all client requirements are met.
• Plan, organize, and manage the proposal schedule, deliverables and team assignments to meet all deadlines with accuracy and professionalism.
• Facilitate effective collaboration between operations, estimating, business development, design/subconsultants and other subject matter experts to develop cohesive, winning content.
• Interpret solicitation documents and develop compliance matrices, outlines and response strategies tailored to each assigned pursuit.
• Develop and communicate win themes, differentiators, and key messages in partnership with pursuit leadership and executive management.
• Direct and oversee quality control reviews for technical accuracy, consistency and compliance prior to submission.
• Lead and manage color review sessions to incorporate feedback to strengthen messaging and presentation of deliverables.
• Coordinate interview preparation, including scripting, visuals, and coaching for presenters to ensure consistent alignment with proposal strategy.
• Mentor and guide proposal coordinators and support staff, fostering professional growth and consistency across the proposal function.
• Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, templates and best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.

Benefits

• paid holidays
• sick leave
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• flexible spending plans
• 401(k)
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees