Senior Bids and Proposals Specialist

• Lead / Assist on region-specific must win pursuits and manage complex compliance requirements
• Contribute to and lead Go /No Go and green light analysis / readiness to bid assessment in partnership with capture / bid managers; update CRM data as needed to maintain accuracy
• Contribute to pre-RFP proposal planning, Four Rules win strategy and message, and ensure client issues and discriminators in deliverables.
• Build positive relationships and support team formations on pursuits
• Contribute, write and edit key draft proposal content such as executive summaries or cover letters
• Develop content plan for proposal or provide templates to writing team with specific requirements/compliance or messaging guidance
• Facilitate and organize content for milestone and color reviews, manage recovery and implementation of comments and finalization of documents and compliance
• Collaborate with graphic designers on design and custom graphics or layout. Support final and edit layout in Word, InDesign, or other programs and follow branded templates and coordinate final production
• Conduct client or industry research as needed
• Serve as a champion for specific client/portfolio or sector of the business line and contribute to new content.
• Coordinate with subcontractors to gather data required and provide technical guidance
• Participate at pre-bid meetings with bid or capture manager to build knowledge or external relationships
• Apply technical knowledge and work with senior members of the team in managing complex pursuits and developing process improvement initiatives
• Assist the Team Lead in managing team workload and performing quality checks on output of junior members of the team prior to submission to stakeholders and clients
• Address critical and unique issues, identify risks, and propose ways to prevent occurrence of similar issues and concerns
• Lead and support key improvement projects and provide guidance and technical expertise to junior members of the team

Qualifications

• Candidate must be open to hybrid setup/2x to 3x a week office work (AECOM's Freedom to Grow initiative)
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, or equivalent combination of experience and education
• 6-8 years of Bid experience, preferably within a professional services firm in a similar industry
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools such as Word and PowerPoint
• Understanding of graphic design and an eye for communicating content visually can effectively use our brand guidelines and work with our corporate identity.
• Skills in Adobe Creative especially InDesign would be highly regarded

Additional Information

• Ability to be thorough and meticulous in completing assigned tasks and with the ability to propose ways to prevent or eliminate errors, discrepancies & issues. (Attention to Detail)
• Ability to gather, integrate, validate, and analyse relevant data to develop resolutions, findings, and recommendations. (Analytical Thinking)
• Ability to maintain a high level of collaboration among multiple internal and external stakeholders to effectively arrive at solutions and develop initiatives. (Collaboration)
• Ability to effectively communicate within a varied audience and internal and external customers using different platforms. (Communication)
• Ability to maintain good customer relationship and initiate ways to improve customer experience (Customer Service)
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues by applying best practices and technical expertise and may recommend solutions for unique scenarios. (Problem Solving)
• Ability to clearly define objectives and set targets for the team that are consistent with and compliant to service delivery agreements, key performance indicators, and polices. (Planning and Organizing)