Proposal Writer

4LEAF•Fair Oaks, CA

21h•$69,700 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

About Us: 4LEAF, Inc. (4LEAF) is a professional services firm specializing in providing Plan Review, Project Inspection, On-call Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, and Planning services to municipal Community Development Departments and Universities throughout the United States. DESCRIPTION 4LEAF is seeking a full-time Proposal Writer for our Fair Oaks office with excellent verbal and written communication skills and extremely detail-oriented and highly organized. This role is responsible for preparing high-quality proposals and bid responses for construction projects, ensuring they are aligned with client requirements and company capabilities. This person is highly organized, self-directed, self-starting, and proactive. This role will need proven project management skills and the ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, solve problems, and work effectively with others to deliver high quality results within prescribed deadlines.

Requirements

Preferred Bachelor’s degree, in English, Marketing, Journalism or Communications.
1-3 years of proposal writing experience, preferably for B2B or B2G professional services.
Alternatively, 3-5 years in a technical writer, advertising copy editor, or similar role will be considered as a substitute.
Proven project management skills and the ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, problem-solve, and work effectively with others to deliver high quality results within prescribed deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong editing and content organization abilities.
Business and technical writing experience combined with creative and persuasive writing skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook)
Experience with Microsoft Word templates, themes, styles, and advanced formatting functions.
Knowledge of visual design principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience in construction, architecture, engineering, or related industries preferred.

Responsibilities

Proposal Development
Efficiently review the proposal development process from RFP receipt to proposal delivery, against deadlines, and with minimal supervision.
Review and interpret requests for proposals (RFPs) to identify required content elements, win themes, and strategic messages.
Collaborate with project managers, directors, and other team members to gather accurate and relevant content.
Draft proposals, manage reviews by stakeholders and subject matter experts, and obtain final proposal approvals.
Perform content assembly, editing, formatting, reviews, and production.
Ensure that all RFP technical requirements are met, proposals are tailored to prospective clients’ needs, content is relevant and accurate, and all text and graphical elements adhere to templates, brand guidelines, and visual presentation and communication standards.