We are seeking a Proposal Manager in Atlanta, GA or any other location where we have an AtkinsRĂ©alis office for our Corporate Business Development team. Your role will involve full ownership and leadership of proposal development, strategy, and delivery.
Requirements
- Full ownership and leadership of proposal development, strategy, and delivery
- Work with capture managers and pursuit team to develop pursuit strategy & win themes, marketing campaigns and proposal management plan
- Evaluate and understand client requirements for incoming Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFIs), Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Market Surveys and Sources Sought
- Develop compliance matrices and ensures client requirements of each solicitation are fully satisfied
- Plan, schedule, budget, outline, and lead storyboard and text development, management reviews, and proposal production
- Provides high impact, compelling writing on sections of the proposal and customizes projects, resumes, and other text to be tailored to the client/pursuit objectives
- Assemble appropriate authors, section and volume leaders, subject matter experts (SMEs) and other support personnel to successfully develop a compliant and winning proposal
- Perform research and interview staff to help write/translate complex concepts into a narrative that can be understood by non-technical readers
- Direct and manage pursuit team efforts overall
- Coordinate proposal information with any subconsultants
- Lead teams through strategic reviews (pink, red, green, gold, and IQR) and recovery
- Conduct independent quality reviews for team member proposals
- Mentor assigned pursuit staff, including technical staff, proposal coordinators, and content specialists, by advising on and reviewing proposal management plans, schedules, outlines, compliance, matrices and storyboards, proposal process, strategy
- Coordinate all graphics and document layout through the graphic artists
- Produce, package and track the proposal for delivery, ensuring that the proposal submission deadlines are always achieved
- Lead development of PowerPoint presentations and coordinate any leave-behind materials with the graphic artists
- Ensure the proposal closeout process is complete
- Supports work-sharing to balance workloads
- Lead internal lessons learned debrief. Identify weaknesses in a document and creative ways to improve. Ensure project manager conduct a client debrief; captures information in CRM tool
- Responsibilities include the management of direct reports
- May perform such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary relating to proposal efficiency improvement projects. May establish staff performance goals and objectives commensurate with market goals
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
- employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
- employee stock purchase plan
- Paid Time Off
- leaves of absences options
- flexible work options
- recognition and employee satisfaction programs
- employee assistance program
- voluntary benefits
