Senior Proposal Specialist - West Region

Jensen Hughes • Beaverton, OR

117d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Proposal Manager supports the Capture + Proposal Marketing function by performing duties which include leading proposal development and production; executing direct marketing initiatives; and providing additional sales/business development, vendor management and market research leadership as needed regionally. You will be aligned with the Strategy and Business Development team and work directly with Operations Teams to support major opportunities and proposals, develop marketing collateral and manage client prequalification submissions. Your role contributes to the marketing strategy, business development activity and programs for your region, helping to increase the firm's overall win rate. This is a remote role, however candidates must be located and reside in the following states to effectively support the West region (Washington, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, or Idaho).

Requirements

• Prior experience with architecture, engineering or construction (AEC) firm is required.
• Prior experience managing proposals is required.
• Proficient in MS office suites - Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Proficiency in MS Planner is a plus, as well as proficient in Adobe, particularly InDesign.
• Ability to manage and execute responses to RFP's, RFI's, RFQ's based on market knowledge.
• Experience managing a high-volume of teaming requests and client-specific templates.
• Exceptional attention to detail, quality control review and proofreading skills required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Experience with proposal writing including executive summaries and section introductions.
• Experience managing technical authors and proposal documentation to ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Experience collecting data from a variety of stakeholders and functional business areas.
• Possesses a thorough understanding and ability to support marketing and business development activities.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage multiple proposals and deadlines.
• Occasional flexibility to work extended hours to accommodate deliverables may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal activities for must-win pursuits.
• Organizes, produces and assembles proposal submissions including RFI's, RFQ's, RFP's, SOQ's, PQQ's and Vendor Registrations.
• Develops, produces and assembles marketing support materials (i.e., qualification packages, proposals).
• Ads to established proposal and knowledge management templates, quality standards and Jensen Hughes Brand guidelines.
• Contributes to building a repository of proposal materials specific to regional needs.
• Updates client and project information in the marketing project and personnel database - Cosential, including project descriptions, staff resume updates and other data knowledge used by the proposal team.
• Collaborates with the Creative Team to obtain project and stock imagery for proposal submissions.
• Coordinates strategic client vendor procurement, registration and management with various departments as needed.
• Prepares business development and proposal interview presentations.
• Supports marketing campaign and collateral development and execution.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• Broad range of other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree