Senior Proposal Specialist

AECOM is seeking a highly talented Proposal Specialist IV to join our East Region Marketing team. This position will be a key member of our busy team responsible for pre-positioning activities and leading preparation of winning proposals for various infrastructure projects for our business. 

This position will offer a hybrid work schedule of both in office and remote work and can be based out of, but not limited to: Arlington, VA; New York, NY; Orlando, FL; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC. 

This role must exhibit a high level of integrity and professionalism, and display excellent leadership, time-management, and strong communication skills (both oral and written). Must be able to work effectively in rapidly changing environment with multiple deadlines. Must have flexibility to travel as dictated by demands of specific pursuits.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Interface with operations to win work and to manage the information infrastructure that enables the business to do so efficiently.
• Leads the marketing functions, including strategy development and execution, from pre-RFP positioning through to interview stage.
• Provides leadership and direction for large and strategic proposals, including compliance matrices, content planning, outlines/templates, proposal review and production schedules, and production.
• Participates in go/get and greenlight analyses in compliance with delegation of authority guidelines, capture planning and positioning activities.
• Facilitates pink and red team, quality reviews, and applies lessons learned to add value to proposals. Manages the implementation of proposal and presentation revisions based on direction from review teams.
• Writes qualification-based sections of proposals including resumes, project descriptions, and other general information materials. Provides grammatical and technical editing to ensure quality.
• Provides conceptual leadership for document design, while ensuring RFP instructions and internal brand guidelines pertaining to format, fonts, etc. are being followed.
• Supports debriefs and gathering of client feedback on proposals to ensure and demonstrate continuous improvement.
• Maintains marketing data and generates relevant reports.
• Interfaces with BD and technical staff at all levels of the organization to win work. Leads in the development of capture planning, win themes, and differentiators.
• Performs advanced assignments requiring independent decisions and resolves problems using an exceptional degree of ingenuity