Lead Proposal Developer – Water & Environment

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $93.8k - $126.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📄 Proposal Manager

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Ulteig

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1944

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

Ulteig is a North American infrastructure engineering, technical services, and consulting firm that delivers design, digital tools, and advisory services for critical lifeline sectors. The employee-owned company supports public and private clients on power and utility-scale renewable energy projects, transportation planning and infrastructure, and water sector work—offering engineering design, SCADA/EMS solutions, project-development services, and decision-support software to help manage complex, multidisciplinary projects.

📋 Description

• Lead complex, multidisciplinary, and strategically important RFQ, RFP, and statement of qualifications responses from pursuit planning through submission and shortlist interviews • Partner with Sales and technical leaders to clarify client priorities, assess competitive positioning, and develop win themes and differentiators • Analyze solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, and addenda • Develop compliance matrices, annotated outlines, schedules, and assignments • Facilitate Blue Team strategy sessions, kickoff meetings, progress meetings, and Shipley color reviews • Manage concurrent pursuits, coordinate contributors and teaming partners, and anticipate content, resource, and schedule risks • Lead shortlist interview strategy, storyboarding, presentation development, rehearsals, and mock question-and-answer sessions • Research and write proposal content, including executive summaries, cover letters, project descriptions, qualifications, and technical narratives • Interview technical staff and translate complex engineering and environmental information into persuasive responses • Perform technical editing, copyediting, and proofreading • Design and produce proposal layouts, interview presentations, custom graphics, process diagrams, organizational charts, schedules, and infographics • Manage version control, final production, approvals, and submission • Mentor proposal professionals through coaching, paired assignments, and constructive reviews • Develop and deliver training, guidance, and examples for proposal staff and technical contributors • Evaluate AEC pursuit trends and proposal practices and turn lessons learned into guidance • Lead or support initiatives involving proposal workflows, quality standards, templates, content, training, and tools • Partner with Sales, Technical Services, Marketing, and technology teams on process improvements • Help evaluate and pilot approved automation and AI tools while maintaining accountability for accuracy, confidentiality, and final deliverables • Facilitate pursuit debriefs and use client feedback and performance data to recommend improvements • Advise Proposal leadership on pursuit effort, resource needs, recurring risks, and improvement opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing, graphic design, technical communication, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience • At least seven years of progressive proposal development and management experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry or a related technical professional services environment • Experience independently leading complex proposals and interview preparation • Technical writing, technical editing, proofreading, and graphic design expertise • Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint • Working knowledge of Excel, Teams, and SharePoint • Strong command of structured proposal development, compliance, and color reviews • Ability to apply Ulteig’s Shipley process and guide others in its use • Experience facilitating multidisciplinary teams, influencing senior stakeholders, exercising independent judgment, and resolving competing priorities with limited oversight • Experience mentoring colleagues, reviewing others’ work, and leading or materially contributing to process, training, content, or tool improvements • Must have authorization to work permanently in the United States • Preferred: experience supporting water and environmental engineering pursuits and public-sector qualifications-based selection processes • Preferred: experience implementing improvements across teams or markets • Preferred: formal Shipley training, APMP certification, or active participation in an AEC or proposal professional organization • Preferred: experience with CRM systems, Bluebeam/Adobe, proposal content governance, or approved automation and AI tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace • Employee Ownership • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefits Package • Collaborative Environment • Innovative Culture • Flexible working schedule • Remote, hybrid, or in-office work options • Drug Free Workplace