Pursuit Manager | Team Lead

Egis Group•Dallas, TX

3d•$110,000 - $167,500

About The Position

Egis is seeking a Pursuit Manager and Team Lead in Texas to drive wins across Texas and the South Central and Midwest Region, with a primary focus on Texas DOT (TxDOT). The role leads pursuits from kickoff through award, develops capture and win strategies, coordinates multidisciplinary teams and teaming partners, strengthens market positioning, and prepares teams for interviews. It also supports priority pursuits across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri, and develops the Proposal Specialists on the inside sales team through coaching, best-practice guidance, and quality reviews. The position is part of Egis’s Shared Services business line and Shared Service Management service line. Egis describes its work as delivering engineering, consulting, and infrastructure solutions across transportation, aviation, rail, transit, water, structural, environmental, and infrastructure sectors. The company highlights professional development, mentorship, technical training, leadership opportunities, flexible work arrangements where business needs allow, and a comprehensive Total Rewards program.

Requirements

At least 7 years of AEC/transportation pursuit and proposal experience, including demonstrated TxDOT experience.
Strong understanding of TxDOT PEPS procurement, PS-CAMS, CCIS, precertification/work groups, and consultant selection processes.
Experience with capture planning, positioning, teaming, proposal development, and interview preparation.
Proficiency in InDesign software.
Knowledge of DBE, HUB, and VetHUB participation and teaming requirements.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent pursuits.
Experience coaching or mentoring proposal/pursuit professionals.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Engineering, Planning, or a related field.
APMP or CPSM certification.

Responsibilities

Manage letters of interest (LOIs), statements of qualifications (SOQs), RFQ/RFP responses, and interview presentations from kickoff through award.
Develop capture strategies, win themes, value propositions, storyboards, compliance plans, and pursuit schedules, and hold the relevant teams accountable to them.
Lead TxDOT pursuits, applying knowledge of PEPS, PS-CAMS, CCIS, precertification/work groups, and IDIQ and Specific Deliverable procurements.
Coach and coordinate project managers, technical leads, key personnel, subconsultants, and DBE, HUB, and VetHUB partners around pursuit strategy and requirements.
Track TxDOT District and Division priorities, upcoming procurements, incumbents, competitors, teaming patterns, and selection drivers, and apply lessons learned from debriefs.
Lead interview strategy, mock panels, presentation coaching, and Q&A preparation.
Lead or support priority pursuits across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri.
Mentor, develop, and coach Proposal Specialists while reinforcing pursuit best practices and providing QA/QC reviews.
Support workload and resource planning as needed.

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Paid time off and flexible holiday program.
Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and remote opportunities where business needs allow.
Life insurance and disability coverage, including maternity leave.
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Paid family leave.
Wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
Education assistance, professional development, and continuing learning opportunities.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Employee discount programs.
Potential eligibility for incentive compensation.