Sr. Marketing Proposal Specialist at Brown and Caldwell | Portland, OR | $31/hr – $51/hr

Brown and Caldwell

Sr. Marketing Proposal Specialist

Portland, OR (On-site)

$31/hr – $51/hrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client development, proposal management, and strategic marketing across multiple concurrent pursuits.

Lead and maintain all proposal materials and debrief sharing using company systems.
Must-have: Typically 6+ years in related work with proposal development and funnel management.
Standout: Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, event planning, and strategic messaging at scale.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Work with CSMs and teams to ensure overall client development action plans are created, executed, and updated.
Lead sales and marketing process to prioritize and position for multiple concurrent pursuits. The process includes managing and assisting directly with strategy development, writing, formatting, and editing/review to ensure persuasive messages and production. Facilitate process and provide input to Go/No Go decisions.
Work with key business leaders and marketing staff to implement area, regional and company growth initiatives, and contributes to company marketing process improvements, event planning, and branding. Provide event planning support for priority conferences. Coordinates with marketing communications professionals on branding initiatives.
Lead team in updating, creating, and maintaining all regularly used proposal materials. Use systems and tools to share debrief information and best products.
Contribute to strategic messaging, effectively communicating the organization's vision, mission, and goals.
Conduct in-depth competitor research and analysis to inform strategic decisions.
Develop and implement client development strategies to drive growth.
Manage funnel data, closely monitoring and maintaining the sales funnel.
Maintain marketing information systems, ensuring data integrity and availability.
Plan and execute conference engagement strategies and marketing-related events, ensuring the organization is well-represented at industry events.
Actively participate in interview coaching and development, providing valuable insights and feedback.
Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
Mentorship: May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

Requirements

Typically, a minimum of 6 years related work experience inclusive of proposal development and sales funnel management.
Education: A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or a related field is required.
Experience in conference engagement planning and client development strategies.
Previous track record of handling difficult assignments independently.
Proven experience in a lead role and possessing the ability to perform advanced marketing support tasks.
Travel up to 10%

Preferred

Experience in engineering, environmental, architectural, and/or construction field is a plus.
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with emphasis on superior persuasive writing and presentation ability. Experience coaching others in interviews/presentations preferred.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work independently as well as in team environments, often under tight deadline situations.
Highly skilled in persuasive writing.
Ability to identify key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data.
Proficient Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
InDesign experience preferred.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision
short and long-term disability
life insurance
an employee assistance program
paid time off and parental leave
paid holidays
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
performance-based bonus eligibility
employee referral bonuses
tuition reimbursement

Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is an employee-owned firm with 2,100+ professionals serving clients locally and globally from 52 locations. We are the largest engineering and construction firm solely focused on the U.S. water and environmental sectors.Our creative designs and progressive solutions have helped municipal, federal and private organizations overcome their most complex environmental challenges. We offer a comprehensive range of engineering, scientific, consulting and construction services and all the essential ingredients® for a successful project and a standout experience.We are passionate about delivering exceptional service, collaborating with clients, adding value through innovation and building relationships that last. This passion dates back to Ken Brown and Dave Caldwell, who, since founding the company in 1947, stood out for their ability to solve engineering challenges, apply technology to emerging environmental problems, and serve their community. Service, great technical solutions, innovation. These are the qualities our founders carried forward as the world changed and the company grew into what it is today. Now, more than 75 years later, these qualities are just as important – essential, really – to Brown and Caldwell and to our clients.

Founded in 1947

Walnut Creek, California, USA

2.5K employees (219 in marketing)

brownandcaldwell.com