Proposal Coordinator

**Overview**:
The Opportunity

This is a 2-year contract with a possibility of contract extension or becoming permanent. We offer flexible work hours and remote work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

**Responsibilities**:
What your day will look like
Work with Business Units and technical teams to create professional, high-quality proposals from initiation through to production and delivery of the final product
Work daily within our proposal management software system, as well as collaborating with our Proposal Content Specialist also operating within this system. (Full training will be provided on our commercial proposal management software system)
Review project opportunity documents to evaluate requirements, contractual terms and conditions, and evaluation criteria for bid submission compliance
Compile Dillon marketing materials, prepare qualification materials, and coordinate development of graphics and page layout design in collaboration with our Marketing Department
Work with our Business Unit teams to coordinate the flow of information to ensure internal and external deadlines are met and appropriate reviews are completed
Complete and/or coordinate document formatting, editing, printing, distribution, and overall document reviews
Develop strong internal relationships to foster responses to requests in a timely manner, while maintaining high quality work consistent with corporate marketing, brand messaging and proposal writing standards
Implement quality control measures to ensure proposal requirements and corporate standards are met
Track and monitor potential project opportunities using internal systems
Participate in proposal debriefings to ensure continuous quality improvement and to identify enhancements for proposal content and process
Learning and Development Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees, and periodic participation and presentations at industry and professional conferences

**Qualifications**:
What you will need to succeed
Two years’ experience with preparing proposals and tender submissions
Three (3) to five (5) years administration related experience or demonstrated combination of education, skills, knowledge, and experience
Post-secondary education in an administration, marketing, business, or communications field will be considered an asset

**Experience**:
What you bring to this role
Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and experience with large and complex document formatting
Proficient with Microsoft Excel
Strong business writing, editing, and communication skills
An aptitude for formatting, editing, layout and making written content sound like “one voice”
Excellent attention to detail and a high regard for accuracy and quality
Understanding of basic financial terms and functions, along with experience working with budgets and schedules (e.g., Gantt charts)
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to work successfully in a fast paced environment with changing workload demands
Experience in a professional services consulting firm (environmental/engineering/planning) is considered an asset
Experience using proposal management software platforms considered an asset
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (In-Design, Illustrator, and Photoshop), Microsoft Project and PowerPoint considered an asset
APMP Certification considered an asset
Why choose Dillon
Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

**We live our core values**:
**Reliability**: words that result in actions build trust;
**Achievement**: do the work to hit the target;
**Continuous development**: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
**Creativity**: discover new possibilities;
**Courage**: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
**Inclusiveness**: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences
About Dillon
Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.
Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 17 years and has the distinction of having achieve