Proposal Coordinator

Self. Made. at RK

At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters.

RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

The Proposal Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing RK Industries’ business development efforts by leading the coordination, development and delivery of high-quality proposals and prequalification packages across all RK businesses. As an integral member of the Marketing and Communications team, this position ensures that complex pursuit materials are accurate, compelling, strategically aligned and delivered on schedule — often within tight deadlines.

This role requires exceptional attention to detail, organization, writing and problem‑solving skills. The Proposal Coordinator gathers and synthesizes technical and operational information from diverse stakeholders, formats and edits documents for clarity and consistency, manages data entry and compliance requirements and produces both digital and physical deliverables that reflect RK’s standards of excellence.

Embedded within a fully integrated marketing team, the Proposal Coordinator collaborates daily with marketing professionals and operations leaders to balance workloads, share insights and continuously improve how RK communicates its value. This team‑based structure fosters professional growth, cross‑functional exposure and skill development across multiple markets and project types.

This position offers a unique opportunity for an early‑career professional to gain hands‑on experience in how major construction projects are pursued and won. By supporting client presentations, strategic pursuits and marketing initiatives, the Proposal Coordinator contributes meaningfully to RK’s success while building a strong foundation for long‑term career advancement within the organization.

• Coordinate the full lifecycle of proposals and prequalification packages — from kickoff through submission — ensuring compliance, accuracy, quality and on‑time delivery.
• Collaborate closely with the Proposal Manager to align on pursuit strategy, requirements, deliverables and deadlines.
• Gather, organize and synthesize technical and operational content from project managers, engineers and business leaders to develop cohesive, client‑focused submissions.
• Format, edit and proofread proposals, qualifications and presentations to ensure clarity, consistency and alignment with RK’s brand standards and messaging.
• Maintain and update proposal templates, employee resumes and project summaries to ensure accuracy, consistency and readiness for pursuit opportunities.
• Manage proposal schedules, track deliverables and proactively follow up with contributors to maintain momentum under tight deadlines.
• Execute and coordinate customer‑issued prequalification packages, ensuring all compliance requirements are met.
• Research clients, markets, competitors and project opportunities to support strategic positioning and win strategies.
• Perform data mining and…