Proposal Manager - Energy & Industrial
Houston, TX, US Lone Tree, CO, US Lenexa, KS, US Denver, CO, US Kansas City, KS, US The Woodlands, TX, US
Requisition ID: 133159
Job Level: Senior Level
Department: Business Development & Proposals
Market: Power
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Proposal Manager supporting Kiewit’s Municipal Water market across North America, you will oversee the pursuit process and proposal best practices needed to win publicly procured contracts. This position reports to the Water Market Lead within Kiewit’s Marketing and Proposals group and will coordinate with Kiewit’s North American Markets & Strategy team as well as local Kiewit District Operations leaders, engineers, and estimators.
Location
Ideally this role would be located in Lenexa, KS, Houston, TX, The Woodlands, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, or Fairfield, CA.
Responsibilities
• Manage proposal process to create and coordinate responsibility matrix defining roles, deadlines and assignments
• Manage proposal process to assess level of effort for pursuits and resourcing of personnel from Kiewit’s Marketing and Proposals group, Kiewit Districts and external partners
• Manage pursuit work plan with the Markets & Strategy team as well as District leadership and staff
• Facilitate strategy and storyboarding sessions
• Lead proposal kick-off meetings, milestone reviews and recovery periods
• Develop and maintain best practices and templates, data platform and style guides
• Interview and develop content, technical writing and editing
• Brainstorm with graphic designers the technical and informational graphics with visual persuasion
• Coordinate production process
• Travel as needed: 10-20% per year
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Qualifications
• At least 5 years of proposal management experience in A/E/C (or related) industry with an emphasis on energy related projects. Includes but not limited to Power, Solar, Renewables, and Oil & Gas.
• At least 3 years of proposal experience managing and coordinating construction projects..
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications, Journalism, or English, although any related field to the A/E/C industry will be considered. Construction Management or Engineering degree a plus.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Excellent understanding of construction and engineering-focused/technical writing skills, specifically related to the municipal Water market
• Skilled at collaborating with and interviewing executives, engineers, construction managers, legal, designers, and others to secure information for various writing assignments
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization and active listening skills
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Self-motivated with ability to work well with professionals from various backgrounds
• Ability to manage multiple projects to consistently meet high standards and be attentive to quality
• Driven for results and deadlines
Additional Requirements:
- Absent an approved exemption, due to federal, state, local, provincial and/or client-requirements, this position may require an individual to be fully vaccinated by an FDA-approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing upon hire and as a condition of continued employment.
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