Proposal Writer – U.S. Business
About The Position
Turner & Townsend is a leading global professional services company supporting clients across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. As one of our three core business segments, Infrastructure is a strategic growth priority through 2030, encompassing aviation, rail, transit, ports, and highways. To support this growth, we are expanding our national proposal capability. This role will sit within a centralized US proposal development team, contributing to pursuits across all regions and segments while serving as a dedicated Infrastructure subject-matter expert (SME). This is a high-impact role supporting some of the most complex and high-visibility pursuits in the business. This individual will play a critical role in proposal delivery, client interview preparation, and elevating the quality of visual storytelling in proposals and presentations, with a focus on the Infrastructure pipeline.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience across both proposal/bid management and corporate marketing/communications, preferably within the construction consultancy, advisory, legal, architecture, or real estate industries.
- Proven ability to translate complex information into persuasive narratives.
- Certification in proposal management such as Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) or other. Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, journalism, or the equivalent in prior marketing and business development experience.
- Excellent project management, organizational and problem-solving skills, and demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, under tight deadlines; implement and enforce procedures, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Possesses a strong aesthetic sensibility and a proven ability to develop visually appealing and impactful proposal layouts, graphics, and presentations.
- An ability to understand the broader business context and contribute strategically to proposal development and business development initiatives.
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint is mandatory for developing compelling and visually engaging proposals and bid presentations.
- Mastery of overall Microsoft Office Suite.
Nice To Haves
- Comprehensive knowledge of the construction consultancy and advisory business is a plus.
- Creative thinker with an ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way, both written and verbally.
- Self-starter who demonstrates integrity and a strong work ethic.
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency desirable.
- Video and graphic design experience is also a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of high-quality, winning proposals and presentations across the US, with an initial focus on supporting, Infrastructure sector (e.g. aviation; rail; defense) pursuits. This role will also extend to support proposal management in Energy and the Natural Resources sector (e.g. Conventional Low Carbon; Transmission; nuclear; mining), and the Real Estate sector (e.g. data centers; industrial manufacturing; life sciences; healthcare; corporate office; tall buildings; sports & venues)pursuits.
- Lead end-to-end proposal development (RFQ/RFP/RFI), including planning, content creation, and submission
- Coordinate stakeholders and manage timelines across multiple concurrent pursuits within a national team model
- Translate complex delivery concepts into concise, persuasive content aligned to client needs
- Lead client interview preparation, including developing presentation materials, facilitating mock interviews and rehearsal sessions, and coaching teams to present with confidence and clarity
- Act as a go-to proposal resource for Infrastructure pursuits, applying knowledge of major market players, sector trends, delivery models, and terminology
- Maintain and evolve infrastructure-specific proposal content, case studies, and differentiators
- Help shape win strategies and compelling messaging that improves Turner & Townsend’s win probability on Infrastructure pursuits
- Own the design and development of proposals and presentations in PowerPoint, creating visually compelling, brand-compliant deliverables that elevate overall quality of submissions
- Combine content development and visual design to produce clear, engaging storytelling and graphics
- Utilize templates while also enhancing layouts, graphics, and storytelling for maximum impact
- Translate technical concepts into clear visual diagrams, infographics and structured narratives
Benefits
- competitive salary and benefits
- a creative and engaged team environment
- a genuine career opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
