Looking for a Proposal Specialist local to Orange County, Ca. for an engineering company.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the central point of contact on assigned proposals, and lead and guide the work of the proposal team
- Analyze RFQs, RFPs and RFIs to create proposal outlines and development plans
- Arrange and direct proposal kickoff and check-in meetings and calls, as well as prepare detailed proposal plans, schedules, outlines, and compliance matrices for all phases of proposal development
- Assist in planning winning themes, value propositions, strengths, risk reducers, and discriminators to initial proposal outline
- Work closely with technical staff and management to complete the formulation of "win strategies and themes" (taking into account strategic relationships, competitor intelligence, etc.) and ensure the message is articulated throughout the proposal
- Edit and rewrite proposals, including creating templates and boilerplate text
- Facilitate multi-disciplined groups in brainstorming and developing solutions to key aspects of the proposal providing tactical advice and guidance with the ability to drive strategy and solutions that result in winning submissions
- Solicit management reviews and approvals during proposal development
- Monitor proposal content to ensure compliance to RFP requirements, evaluation criteria, and technical requirements
Required Skills:
- Previous proposal experience.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and extreme attention to detail necessary for writing, editing and formatting assignments and technical information