Senior Proposal Specialist

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, journalism, engineering, architecture, or related field. • Five to ten years of hands-on experience developing proposals and creating marketing communications materials in a professional services environment. • Thorough understanding of the proposal development process and previous experience coordinating all facets of the proposal process: coordination, writing, interfacing with subject experts and project teams, editing/proofing, production, and quality control. • Ability to coordinate complex submittals and large multi-discipline teams, often involving teaming partners and subconsultants. • Write, review, and edit original content for clarity, compliance, and key messages, collaborating with technical staff. • Other responsibilities include use of creative and persuasive writing skills to create qualifications packages, project descriptions, team member resumes, and other proposal content. • Strong organization and time management skills demonstrated by the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. • Proficiency with Adobe InDesign and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). • Other duties as assigned. • Minimum five years of previous experience within the architecture, engineering, or construction industry in proposal and marketing material creation. • Experience with rail and/or transportation industry RFPs and proposals. • Experience with visualization and digital storytelling. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting.