Proposal Manager
Granite Construction
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Vancouver • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $91,944 - $137,916 per year
About the role
- Lead development of strategic, compliant and high-quality proposals from RFP/RFQ release through final delivery, ensuring all client requirements are met.
- Plan, organize, and manage the proposal schedule, deliverables and team assignments to meet all deadlines with accuracy and professionalism.
- Facilitate effective collaboration between operations, estimating, business development, design/subconsultants and other subject matter experts to develop cohesive, winning content.
- Interpret solicitation documents and develop compliance matrices, outlines and response strategies tailored to each assigned pursuit.
- Develop and communicate win themes, differentiators, and key messages in partnership with pursuit leadership and executive management.
- Direct and oversee quality control reviews for technical accuracy, consistency and compliance prior to submission.
- Lead and manage color review sessions to incorporate feedback to strengthen messaging and presentation of deliverables.
- Coordinate interview preparation, including scripting, visuals, and coaching for presenters to ensure consistent alignment with proposal strategy.
- Mentor and guide proposal coordinators and support staff, fostering professional growth and consistency across the proposal function.
- Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, templates and best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or Similar Field preferred
- Seven (7) years prior professional experience in technical writing and proposal preparation for architecture, engineering or construction (AEC)
- Prior experience in coordinating and/or supervising proposal personnel
- Advanced proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Advanced or expert experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign)
- Technical writing skills
- Highly organized
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding to changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
- Ability to build positive relationships across teams, and maintain composure and professionalism under pressure.
Benefits
- paid holidays
- sick leave
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- flexible spending plans
- special programs for musculoskeletal health
- mental wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
technical writingproposal preparationcompliance matricesresponse strategiesquality controlcolor reviewinterview preparationprocess improvementproject management
Soft Skills
highly organizedability to maintain confidentialityability to set prioritiesability to build positive relationshipsprofessionalism under pressurementoringcollaborationcommunicationleadership