Sr. Engineering Proposal Specialist

APTIM • Denver, CO

7h

About The Position

APTIM is searching for a Senior Engineering Proposal Specialist with engineering
experience.to drive all aspects of the development of high quality and compliant
architecture/engineering (A/E) proposals for Federal clients.

Requirements

• Experience in development of winning SF330 submittals.
• A Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related discipline is desired.
• 5-10 years of progressive experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-volume environment in support of engineering programs. At least 2 years' experience supporting proposal efforts is desired.
• General understanding of design work.
• Must have the management skills necessary to direct and orchestrate large, multi-contractor proposal team efforts.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated organizational capability and ability to balance multiple competing priorities under deadlines.
• Proven ability to conceptualize and write compelling, marketing-oriented proposal narrative and oral presentation slides from scratch as required.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite business applications.
• Excellent command of English grammar and punctuation is required.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• You must be a self-starter and natural leader as you will have end-to-end responsibility for leading your team, up through delivery to the client, of a winning proposal.
• Although not extensive, some travel as well as evening and weekend work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering business development/capture staff, business unit leaders, subcontractors and partners, and subject matter experts with A/E-specific efforts.
• Manage creation and maintenance of A/E collateral (including web-based and general marketing) to support proposals and ongoing contracts
• Lead writing of various A/E sections including resumes, project descriptions, and technical approaches.
• Lead development of SF330 packages with internal and subcontract personnel
• Define and manage proposal budgets and schedules.
• Lead content planning from compliant outline through win themes, section plans and graphics.
• Coordinate proposal preparation team (subject matter experts/writers, graphic artists, contracts, and other key proposal development functions).
• Lead effective, results-driven story-lining, kickoff, and review meetings in concert with the capture manager and delivery staff.
• Conceptualize and develop strategic win themes and discriminators.
• Facilitate development of compelling solutions with technical and program staff.
• Apply APTIM's standard proposal management processes, to include schedule, compliance, outlines, storyboards, themes, action items, etc.
• Develop targeted solicitation questions to ensure compliance.
• Remain current on all solicitation amendments and modifications.
• Perform quality check of all proposal sections and volumes to include creation and verification/validation of a detailed compliance matrix.
• Ultimately responsible for compliance, accuracy and quality.
• This position will ensure a creative, compelling, and compliant solution is evident in proposal documents and oral presentations.
• Take end-to-end ownership and command of proposal development and related processes.
• Write and synthesize proposal/marketing narrative in near-real time as required.
• Lead and proactively participate in the development of oral presentation slide concepts and scripting.
• Provide coaching for oral presentations.
• Advance proposal knowledge-management processes.
• Mentor new and junior proposal managers/writers

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and several carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
• Company paid and optional Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)
• 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here: APTIM 401(k) Guide [https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/getattachment/427b25cf-c3d5-43c1-97af-a3c3f474a136/APTIM-Corp-401(k)-Guide.pdf] APTIM - Helpful Documents [https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/helpful-documents]

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees