Proposal Specialist, Justice+Civic

Overview

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet.

Our marketing team is seeking a Proposal Specialist, Justice + Civic with a passion for building brands to join our Justice Civic and Transportation sectors, supporting the winning of new work through proposal deliverable development that lead the A/E/C industry. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

Location
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This role can be based in any of the following cities:
Charlotte, Dallas, Minneapolis, Omaha, Orlando, Overland Park, Sacramento.

The Marketing team provides strategic support in pursuit of new opportunities and the development of marketing materials. By leveraging a deep understanding of market trends and client needs, the team highlights the firm’s expertise and resonates with prospective clients.

The Proposal Specialist develops tailored content to support sector project pursuits (opportunities). This content includes writing project narratives along with bios and resumes for design professionals, developing project plates, and creating other content for sector pursuits. With experience, this role will manage individual project pursuits and production of on-time, brand-standard compliant deliverables (statement of qualification, request for proposal response, and interviews) from RFP receipt to interview completion.

• Manage individual pursuits to on-time, compliant delivery with some oversight.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary pursuit team (designers, architects, engineers, planners, interiors, and specialty design) to write and produce content in our brand voice and style to support sector project pursuits in the DLR Group brand voice and style.
• Support DLR Group’s shortlist and win rate goals with quality execution.
• Record discovered project and people information in firm database (Vision) to ensure institutional knowledge.
• Champion DLR Group as a best-in-class brand by completing comprehensive quality control checks on materials.
• Collaborate with pursuit teams to develop and maintain an up-to-date library of on-brand pursuit materials including resumes, project plates, and boilerplate information to facilitate effective workflows across the team; this includes proactive content capture following submittal.

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience creating, writing, and editing proposals in a professional services environment, preferably the AEC industry.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign; proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including PowerPoint and Teams; familiarity with information gathering from a database, Deltek Vantagepoint (preferred).
• Eligibility to work in the United States without needing a work visa or residency sponsorship.

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent deadlines.
• Attention to detail and an ability to craft deliverables that comply with RFP requirements while creatively expressing the DLR Group brand and differentiators.
• Experience with SF330s and RFQ/P responses for government and public entities.
• Critically evaluate needs and recommend responsive solutions.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned and engage interdisciplinary teams throughout project life cycles. We pursue the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050 commitments and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values of commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, and teamwork, we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model with flexibility to work from home on Fridays. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.