Senior Federal Proposal Specialist

GHD Group Pty Ltd • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment – we live and breathe it every day. As a global firm, we're expanding our market presence across North America, and we're looking for a dynamic Proposal Specialist to lead U.S. Federal Government pursuits and proposal activities. If you're passionate about creativity and innovation, and eager to shape our communities in new, positive ways, we want you on our team! Your role involves driving proposal efforts for our U.S. Federal Agency clients, leading strategy discussions and kick-off meetings for large pursuits. You will collaborate with your team to develop various proposal sections, ensuring strategic win themes are effectively incorporated. You will also facilitate production and delivery of finished products, aligning with all RFP requirements, and support interview development from start to finish. Furthermore, you will engage in client capture planning with key leaders and technical experts, and align proposal themes and messaging with client needs, supporting the team with presentation skills and delivery.

Requirements

• Ability to lead and work effortlessly with Capture Managers and Technical Leaders.
• Confident personality with strategic thinking skills to help teams develop sound marketing and proposal strategies.
• Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation, problem-solving, presentation, planning, and time management skills.
• Adapt to changing priorities and assignments and meet challenging deadlines.
• Proficient in the proposal process and enlisting team support to carry out tasks.
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in English, Business, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related major.
• Knowledge of A/E Proposals with Standard Forms (SF330) and Brooks Act requirements.
• Minimum 6 years of experience leading the proposal process from prepositioning phases through interview and driving teams to develop complaint and driven bids for an engineering, construction or professional services organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. Federal Government pursuits and proposal activities.
• Lead strategy discussions and kick-off meetings for large pursuits.
• Collaborate with your team to develop various proposal sections.
• Ensure strategic win themes are effectively incorporated.
• Facilitate production and delivery of finished products, aligning with all RFP requirements.
• Support interview development from start to finish.
• Engage in client capture planning with key leaders and technical experts.
• Align proposal themes and messaging with client needs.
• Support the team with presentation skills and delivery.
• Lead and support the development of compliant, competitive, and compelling proposals through effective teamwork.
• Prepare and lead consistent and efficient proposal kick-off meetings and status calls.
• Ensure compliance and high-quality content and appearance of final proposal deliverables.

Benefits

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service.
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service.
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee.
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees