Utilities Bid Director – Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Accenture
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $125,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- You’ll lead all proposal efforts within the Utilities market.
- You’ll partner with sector growth leaders, capture managers, and technical teams to develop winning strategies.
- You’ll translate pursuit priorities into well-orchestrated, compliant, and client-focused proposals.
- You’ll manage all phases of the proposal lifecycle (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs).
- You’ll coordinate kickoff, storyboarding, writing, reviews, QA, and delivery.
- You’ll tailor content, resumes, and project sheets to reflect sector-specific strategy and experience.
- You’ll build and lead a small but scalable proposal team dedicated to Utilities pursuits.
- You’ll mentor proposal coordinators and writers, balancing execution and development.
- You’ll work closely with the national B&P Lead to ensure consistency with enterprise standards.
- You’ll ensure proposal quality, brand alignment, and technical accuracy.
- You’ll serve as the main liaison between proposal operations and Utilities team sales capture leads.
- You’ll maintain compliance with all client, firm, and regulatory requirements.
- This role allows for remote work for the majority of your work hours.
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
Requirements
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in proposal management, including sector-specific experience in Utilities
- Strong understanding of public agency procurement and pursuit strategies in the transportation space
- Experience managing teams or serving as a proposal lead on large-scale, multi-stakeholder pursuits
- Exceptional organizational, writing, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to build structure, drive process, and deliver under tight deadlines
- Proficiency with CRM, content libraries, and proposal tools (Adobe, MS Office, etc.)
Benefits
- Please note that benefits can vary by country and role. Please check with your recruiter for more information.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
proposal managementpublic agency procurementpursuit strategiesstakeholder managementwritingteam managementprocess deliverycontent tailoringproposal lifecycle managementcompliance management
Soft skills
organizational skillsleadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationflexibilityclient-focused approachstrategic thinkingexecution balancerelationship building