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We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.
Join a team that’s shaping the future of water infrastructure in Northern California. As a Proposal Manager for the Northern California Area Water Business Group (NorCal WBG), you’ll be part of a team that is at the forefront of driving innovation, building strategic partnerships, and winning meaningful work in drinking water, wastewater, and water resources planning and design. This isn’t just marketing; it’s about being part of a team that is creating sustainable solutions for communities and making a lasting impact.
Working in partnership with the NorCal WBG Marketing Services Manager, the Proposal Manager is responsible for leading pursuit teams to create effective strategies and messaging for NorCal WBG client pursuits, deliver top quality proposals and interviews, and partner with the business development team to meet our growth goals.
In the role of Proposal Manager, we'll count on you to:
Lead pursuit teams in creating and implementing effective win strategies (capture planning)
Lead the coordination of the planning, development, and production of proposals and submittals in accordance with RFx requirements
In Coordination with pursuit team, attend meetings, document and distribute action items, establish proposal schedules, assignment matrices, compliance matrices, and proposal template
Lead proposal kick-off meeting
Coordinate the development of narrative, graphics, fees, and other necessary materials from both internal staff and sub-consultants as applicable.
Communicate with proposal participants to track tasks against the schedule
Monitor progress of the proposal process, with timely follow-up, to ensure internal proposal deadlines are being met
Support the development and implementation of client plans, including long-term strategies to capture market share, as assigned
Outline, write, format, and edit proposal content to make it coherent and in a united voice
Support efforts to monitor our submissions against proposal best practices and industry standards, while considering process improvement opportunities
Lead end-to-end process and proposal development for proposals, including document layout and print production
Support the development of benefit statements, project profiles and standard material (graphics, org charts, etc.) for use in proposals, qualification submittals, etc.
Maintain proposal content library using enterprise systems while adhering to information lifecycle governance
Facilitate debriefs to identify improvement opportunities and to measure overall competitiveness
Recognize and celebrate pursuit successes and milestones
Assist team in development and preparation of interview materials, including slide decks, leave-behinds, question and answer preparation, team rehearsals, and technology
Lead proposal quality efforts, review proposals and presentations, and participate in reviews as needed
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Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in a related field
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Deep knowledge of the A/E/C industry's standard approach to procurement of professional services
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Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others
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Ability and desire to travel and engage with others in-person
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Demonstrated experience in writing compelling content based on information from technical staff
