Your impact
Our Proposal Manager – Transportation will be responsible for the following general activities:
- Independently lead the coordination and preparation of proposals of all sizes, working directly with account, operations, and technical teams; may support large, strategic pursuits, working under the guidance of Senior Sales staff
- Lead and/or support planning and development of small to mid-sized presentations and interviews
- With no supervision, coordinate, write, edit/tailor, and perform research for non-technical proposal sections; ensure compliance; proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate potential issues/variances
- Coordinate/provide direction to graphic designers, publishing technicians, editors, reprographics specialists, and other support staff
- Independently coordinate with and collect information from teaming partners and subconsultants
- Prepare and ensure compliant and timely proposal deliverables by managing self and proposal team, including monitoring progress, managing proposal process and schedule, and meeting client requirements; communicate issues/variances
- Thoroughly understand and apply knowledge of Jacobs identity standards, structure, organization, business approach, and sales process
- Serve as a subject matter expert, advocate, and actively follow sales procedures, policies, protocols, and best practices, including standard file management and archiving procedures, as well as branding guidelines
- Employ and populate/update (as appropriate) business development-related tools and databases
Here's what you'll need
- Experience in AEC market
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in a business, marketing, communication, technical, or other related field
- At least 8 years of experience in proposal management/coordination
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Proposal management experience in the engineering, architecture, environmental, and/or construction industries (preferably Transportation)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
