Proposal Coordinator

Barnard Construction Company Inc. based in Bozeman Montana is a heavy-civil construction company with projects underway across North America. Barnard is ranked by Engineering News-Record a leading construction industry periodical as one of the nations Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation power transmission and distribution tunneling inland marine oil gas utility and sewer and water pipeline projects. We offer competitive salaries profit sharing 401(k)s a generous health plan annual bonuses and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company. Barnards people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At Barnard we build the riskiest most difficult complex jobs we can find and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities.

Proposal Coordinators are key members of our bidding teams working as dedicated resources within each operating group (heavy civil hydropower and renewables underground power delivery and oil and gas) to support Barnards efforts to win work. Leading and directing the creation of best-in-class proposals and presentations Proposal Specialists use their expertise to craft pursuit-specific win strategies while also ensuring the compliance of all proposal submittals.

• Bachelors Degree in Marketing Business Graphic Design Journalism or Communications
• 3 years of proposal management experience preferred.
• Experience in the construction/engineering/architecture industry a plus.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced changing environment while managing multiple projects.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Experience in developing proposal templates newsletters and other marketing collateral

• Assumes overall responsibility for individual proposal-related deliverables such as prequalifications proposals and presentations including the assignment of specific tasks to other proposal team members and follow-up to ensure completion.
• Establishes pre-production document management and file-sharing for proposal teams.
• Coordinates content collection with teaming partners and subcontractors as needed.
• With minimal supervision responsible for independently reviewing Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and coordinating a professional thorough proposal.
• Assists in developing content for key sections including written responses and identification and creation of appropriate graphics.
• Leads the proposal process by facilitating reviews at key milestones and proposal workshops to assist the team in developing key win strategies and proposal-specific content that meets the clients requirements.
• Works closely with the proposal Technical Editor to ensure key messages are communicated clearly messaging is consistent and the proposal complies with the RFP requirements.
• Implements standard pursuit management methods tools techniques and competencies.
• Participates in debriefs identifying areas of improved performance for lessons learned as well as areas of excellence for best practices.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for proposal-related deliverables and provides mentoring to others as appropriate.
• Performs additional non-traditional marketing responsibilities including maintaining the resume and project profile database performing website updates creating marketing materials to support business development activities and developing other external communications to support overall company messaging.

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