Proposal Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a 100% employee-owned contractor, when you work at Sundt, you're not just hiring on at a company, you're joining a culture.

Because everyone at Sundt is part owner, you'll join a team of people who are deeply invested in their work.

From apprentices to managers, we're passionate about the details and deliberate in everything we do.

At Sundt we focus on building long-term prosperity for our clients, communities and employee-owners.

We offer competitive pay, industry-leading benefits including a 401k and employee stock ownership plan, incentive programs for craft and administrative employees as well as training that focuses on your personal and professional growth.

We're driven by skill, grit and purpose.

Join us as we strive to be the most skilled builder in America

Job Summary

Proposal managers are key members of our pursuit teams, working as dedicated resources within each operating group (Transportation, Industrial, Building, and Renewables) to support Sundt's efforts to win work.

Leading and directing the creation of best-in-class proposals and presentations, proposal managers use their expertise to craft pursuit-specific win strategies and serve as subject matter experts, providing leadership to proposal specialists.

This person will be a skilled manager with proven leadership ability and significant industry experience.

Key Responsibilities

1.

Assumes overall responsibility for individual pursuit-related deliverables such as prequalification materials, SQQ/proposals, and presentation materials, including the assignment of specific tasks to other pursuit team members and follow-up to ensure completion.
2.

Collaborates with Pursuit Leader to identify reviewers and facilitates review sessions.
3.

Develops content for key sections, including written responses and identification of appropriate graphics.
4.

Implements standard pursuit management methods, tools, techniques, and competencies, including implementing Lean principles and practices to improve pursuit planning, scheduling, and delivery results.
5.

Leads the quality control process for each deliverable, including reviewing all content prior to incorporation to ensure that it meets both the client's requirements and Sundt's standards, and performing research or information-gathering as required to resolve issues.
6.

Maintains and reinforces standards set forth in Sundt's Brand Guidelines, Style Guide, Pursuit Process Guidelines, etc.
7.

Manages and leads the development and implementation of pursuit-specific win strategies including consistent messaging, layouts, and presentations of Sundt themes, ideas, skills, and capabilities.
8.

Participates in debriefs, including root-cause analysis of unsatisfactory performance and development/implementation of corrective measures, as well as identification of areas of excellence for best practices and lessons learned.
9.

Provides overall management of each assigned deliverable's design and production process with responsi...