Proposal Specialist (REMOTE) (Finance)
Michael Baker International is seeking an energetic leader to work collaboratively with technical leads to prepare winning proposals and presentations for pursuits. The Proposal Specialist will partner with Capture Managers to jointly lead the development of proposals and interviews within the company's best practices framework. The ideal candidate is equal parts creative and organized and possesses project management, writing, and page layout skills.
He/she is skilled in working with a team to formulate a pursuit's strategic messages. A successful Proposal Specialist has leadership qualities, a collaborative mindset, ability to develop strategic messaging, superior communication skills, problem solving ability, organizational skills, and transparency. He/she is a strategic thinker and pushes the status quo for continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate kick off meetings that define expectations.
- Identify tasks, assign responsibilities, and develop and manage adherence to proposal schedule.
- Facilitate strategy discussion and collaborate with team to develop strategy and win themes.
- Develop outlines to guide proposal authors.
- Schedule and facilitate proposal review meetings.
- Develop page layout and manage proposal documents.
- Lead the team in the development of visual and written content for proposals; draft and/or edit proposal narrative as necessary.
- Communicate and coordinate status with the proposal team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 4+ years of experience in the planning, preparation, and development of architectural and engineering proposals and qualifications packages for government and private clients.
What You'll Bring To This Role
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to focus on details and on the big picture.
- Organizational conceptual thinking skills.
- Effective decision-making skills.
- Time management skills; ability to manage, organize, and prioritize project assignments to meet competing deadlines.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and document organization skills.
- Familiarity with the AEC industry.
- Experience with Adobe InDesign.
- Intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with proposal database software Deltek Vision is preferred but not required.
Compensation
The approximate compensation range for this position 75,000 - $95,000 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
- Professional and personal development
- Generous paid time off
- Commuter and wellness benefits
Michael Baker International is seeking an energetic leader to work collaboratively with technical leads to prepare winning proposals and presentations for pursuits. The Proposal Specialist will partner with Capture Managers to jointly lead the development of proposals and interviews within the company's best practices framework. The ideal candidate is equal parts creative and organized and possesses project management, writing, and page layout skills.
