Senior Proposal Specialist, Mississauga, ON – Job Description
Our client, a premier Canadian builder with over a century’s experience, is seeking a Senior Proposal Specialist to join its Mississauga, ON headquarters and collaborate with corporate and regional buildings teams. With over 3 years backlog and considerable recent business awards, our client offers exceptional opportunity for continued career growth in addition to competitive employee bonuses, comprehensive benefits and robust employee support programs. Some opportunity to work from home.
The Job:
- Coordinate proposal preparation and submission:
- Read and distribute Request for Pre-Qualification/Request for Proposal (RFPQ/RFP) information to the pursuit team
- Create and distribute the responsibility matrix with the pursuit team
- Centralize and standardize RFP content. Set deadlines for content and manage
- Strategize on proposal content and work with the identified proposal lead
- Arrange and record proposal team meetings
- Work with the proposal lead to draft tailored content
- Work with external vendors and stakeholders to obtain their input and information
- Copy, collate, bind, distribute, courier, deliver all proposals; and
- Incorporate a continuous improvement mindset post submission:
- Track proposals – submissions, successes, opportunities for improvement
- Set-up & participate in debriefs/document feedback. Share lessons learned & best practices.
- Single point of contact for RFP, RFPQ, Expressions of Interest (EOI), & similar communications
- Create new and update employee resumes and project sheets as needed
- Archive information and keep marketing database up to date; and,
- Maintain marketing information files, obtain project information at start of the project and create project folder. Manage and update this information as project progresses and upon completion.
Requirements:
- Degree/diploma in marketing/communications, journalism or business-related field
- 7 years’ experience in a sales, business development or marketing environment with proposal creation responsibility
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate with team members at all levels of the organization
- Experience working with the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, etc.), CRM tool (Microsoft Dynamics) considered an asset
- Excellent project coordination skills and understanding of key business processes
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and prioritize work to achieve them
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals; ability to work in challenging, fast paced environment
- Previous experience working in a corporate construction, architecture, and/ or engineering environment considered an asset
This position is open due to a newly created role within our client company.
In accordance with the Employment Standards Act’s (ESA) transparency requirements, Shadrach Consulting will provide only a status update only to those candidates who are formally interviewed by us or by our client within 45 days of the date of the last interview.
We are proud to support the full inclusion of persons with disabilities as set out in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are committed to ensuring the workplace is free from discrimination. During our hiring process, we will notify job applicants that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected job applicant requests accommodation, we will consult with the individual and provide or arrange for the appropriate accommodation taking into account the applicant’s disability-related needs.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $90,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Application question(s):
- In addition to your resume, please upload/include a list of your projects including: project name, location, size, cost and any details you feel are relevant. Please DO NOT list your projects here. Please include them in your resume or upload a separate PDF along with your resume. Thank You!
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- sales, business dev't, or marketing & proposal creation : 7 years (preferred)
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, MS Office, CRM (MS Dynamics) : 5 years (preferred)
- corp. construction, architecture, and/ or engineering env't: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Mississauga, ON
