Proposal Specialist 2

What We’re Looking For

Michael Baker International is seeking an energetic leader to collaborate with technical leads on winning proposals and presentations. The Proposal Specialist will partner with Capture Managers to jointly lead proposal and interview development within the company’s best practices framework. The ideal candidate balances creativity and organization with strong project management, writing, and page layout skills.

The successful candidate brings leadership, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work with teams to shape strategic pursuit messages. They demonstrate excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, along with transparency and strategic thinking. 

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate kick off meetings that define expectations.

• Identify tasks, assign responsibilities, and develop and manage adherence to proposal schedule.

• Facilitate strategy discussion and collaborate with team to develop strategy and win themes.

• Develop outlines to guide proposal authors.

• Schedule and facilitate proposal review meetings.

• Develop page layout and manage proposal documents.

• Lead the team in the development of visual and written content for proposals; draft and/or edit proposal narrative as necessary.

• Communicate and coordinate status with the proposal team.

What You’ll Need to Succeed 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 6+ years of experience in the planning, preparation, and development of architectural and engineering proposals and qualifications packages for government and private clients.

• Strong project management skills.

• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to focus on details and on the big picture.

• Organizational conceptual thinking skills.

• Effective decision-making skills.

• Time management skills; ability to manage, organize, and prioritize project assignments to meet competing deadlines.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and document organization skills.

• Familiarity with the AEC industry. 

• Experience with Adobe InDesign.

• Intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Experience with proposal database software Deltek Vision is preferred but not required. 

Compensation

The approximate compensation range for this position $90,000 - $110,000 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.   

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance 

• 401k Retirement Plan 

• Health Savings Account (HSA) 

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 

• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability 

• Professional and personal development 

• Generous paid time off 

• Commuter and wellness benefits 

• Tuition Reimbursement