Proposal Specialist

**Requisition ID**:167542

**Job Level**:Mid Level

**Home District/Group**: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

**Department**:Business Development & Proposals

**Market**:Transportation

**Employment Type**:Full Time

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:

- As a
- **Proposal Specialist / Senior Proposal Specialist**, you will work on some of the most challenging and exciting projects across North America. If you are looking for a career that is both challenging and rewarding, that offers the opportunity to work collaboratively, and that provides variety and opportunity, this might be the perfect opportunity for you-
- We offer diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, a collaborative work environment, and responsibility you won’t find just anywhere.**DISTRICT OVERVIEW**:

- Kiewit Infrastructure Proposal Services supports Kiewit’s Get Work efforts from qualifications through the interview phases. Team members enjoy working with a variety of pursuit teams across North America to develop winning strategies and content for each proposal. We work on pursuits procured using alternative-delivery models, including CMGC, design-build, progressive design-build, Alliance, and other best-value models. We take a collaborative and integrated approach to developing winning proposals through brainstorms, critical concept meetings, and regular proposal reviews.On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to truly make a difference to the communities around us. Kiewit’s reach into a wide range of locations, markets, projects, and contract types will expand your horizon and accelerate your career. By joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success: we will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America.**LOCATION**:

- This position is based out of our Oakville, Ontario office.**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Serve as a regional proposal resource working within a team to deliver high-quality, winning proposals
- Lead and deliver quality complex proposals while supporting other ongoing proposal work
- Analyze and interpret documents (RFQ, RFI, RFP) and requirements to prepare and develop comprehensive response templates (compliance matrix, proposal outlines, schedule)
- Lead and facilitate proposal kick-off meetings, milestone color reviews, and recovery periods
- Manage and coordinate proposal sections to ensure compliance with client objectives and requirements while ensuring consistency with proposing entity’s strategy and approach
- Organize and facilitate strategy and storyboarding sessions to incorporate concepts and data into deliverable documents
- Lead proposal and graphics staff and/or partners in developing deliverables
- Serve as lead writer for various technical and non-technical proposal sections (e.g., project descriptions, qualification summaries, resumes, project approach, etc.)
- Collaborate with the creative team to conceptualize and integrate compelling graphics to convey proposed solutions
- Make accurate and timely formatting, edits, and revisions to documents and adjust schedule, as required
- Lead or assist in the production and on-time delivery of proposals (electronic and hard copy)
- Assist with maintaining, monitoring, and managing proposal database, files, and systems through appropriate information management systems
- Support and drive development and continuous improvement of best practices and templates, data platforms, and style guides

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 3+ years of proposal coordination/writing experience in engineering/construction or similar industry
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications, Journalism, English, Liberal Arts, Construction Management, Environmental Science, Engineering, or equivalent
- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign
- Comfortable and effective virtual and in-person meeting facilitator
- Effective communicator, with strong writing skills, including ability to write concise, compelling, and compliant technical and non-technical content
- Self-motivated, with ability to deliver high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to prioritize, balance, and successfully complete multiple tasks simultaneously
- Action-oriented with an ability to take on and solve problems
- Ability to work collaboratively with professionals throughout the organization from various backgrounds
- Exceptional attention to detail and organization
- #LI-LW1**Other Requirements**:

- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- We offer our fulltime staff employee