Senior Proposal Specialist
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- Waterloo, ON
- $66,480-99,720 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the development of high-quality, persuasive proposals marketing collateral and presentations.
- Understanding of technical terminology, project management structure, and discipline functions by Sectors.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, coordinate groups of content providers and deal with changing priorities.
- Review RFPs and participate/lead strategic win plan discussions with Project Managers and Technical Leaders
- Facilitate proposal kick-off meetings
- Facilitate color review meetings, and drive content completion
- Proposal formatting, writing, editing, and proof reading
- Effective use of graphic and organizational software to create key graphics (e.g., Visio and/or PowerPoint)
- Participate in proposal debrief and lessons learned discussions
- Participate in the prepositioning stage with the Technical Leads
- Review RFPs and lead strategic win plan discussions with Project Managers and Technical Leaders.
- Assist the Project Managers and Technical Leads to create presentations and interviews for clients. •
- Understand and adhere to GHD's values, Codes of Conduct, and Policies.
- Develop a strong internal network, and contribute to the identification of the best resources for the project team.
- Be brand ambassadors and coach colleagues to be one. •
- Facilitate the proposal development by ensuring a clear understanding of the client requirements and strategic win themes •
- Prepare and lead consistent and efficient Proposal Kickoff meetings, group status calls, ensuring activities adhere to the Proposal Development Plan
- Demonstrate superior teamwork abilities and a willingness to jump in and help others when needed.
- Produce the successful development of compliant, competitive, cogent, and compelling proposals through effective collaboration across stakeholders (internal team, sub-consultants, etc.)
- Ensure high-quality content and appearance of final proposal deliverables •
- Strong communication skills both written & oral
- Problem solving, planning and time management skills
- Flexible and able to meet challenging deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills required with ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Even tempered in fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Consistent personal ethics: integrity, dependability, initiative, and quality
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Photoshop, InDesign
- Understanding of marketing techniques (layout, graphics, strategy-to-win)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Minimum five years of experience coordinating and writing technical proposals for an engineering, construction or professional services organization
As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.#LI-RM1