Marketing/Proposal Specialist- A/E/C

Company: Michael Baker International
Location: Rancho Cordova
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

WHO WE ARESupported by more than 3,000 employees in nearly 100 locations across the United States, we provide a full continuum of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management. Our clients include U.S. federal, state and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker is committed to delivering a standard of excellence that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement to help solve our clients' complex challenges.CORPORATE/FUNCTIONAL PRACTICE Michael Baker International understands that people require choices in where they want to begin to build a sustainable future. For more than 80 years, Michael Baker International has maintained an entrepreneurial work environment that fosters great careers, which ultimately has brought great success to the organization. Michael Baker offers many opportunities to help you grow professionally to build your career. Whether it is in Finance, IT, Human Resources, Technology, Communications, Proposal Development, Legal or our National Practice and Market segments, take your next step with us and help make a difference in the lives of those you work with and those we serve.DESCRIPTIONMichael Baker International is seeking an energetic leader to work collaboratively with technical leads to prepare winning proposals and presentations. 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 and demonstrates a collaborative mindset, superior communication skills, problem solving ability, organizational skills, and transparency. He/she is a strategic thinker and pushes the status quo for continuous improvement.They will manage proposal development efforts with responsibilities including but not limited to:---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.---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.PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS---Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent combination of education and experience.---Minimum 4-6 years of experience in the planning, preparation, and development of architectural and engineering proposals and qualifications packages for government and private clients.---Strong project management skills.---Strong interpersonal communication 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. ---Familiarity with regional and local proposal submission requirements.---Experience with Adobe InDesign.---Intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft Office Suite.---Experience with proposal database software Deltek Vision is preferred but not required.MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL EEO STATEMENTMichael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

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