Summary:
The Business Development Coordinator will be responsible for competitively creating written proposals that demonstrate our unique approach to solving our customers’ problems; develop exciting presentation media for our team, and creating, accumulating, and maintaining proposal resource materials. The position requires an action-oriented team player with excellent communication, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills. It is critical this individual can manage tight deadlines with detailed, complete, and correct information.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Be completely familiar with and thoroughly understand every element of the Customer’s proposal request and assist the Business Development Officer in formulating our team’s approach to developing our response.
•Be the marketing lead person on individual project pursuit teams with responsibility to produce pre-qualification materials, proposals, and presentation materials along with writing or developing key sections of proposals while coordinating the development of remaining sections that will be created by others.
•Production coordination, document management, and content development on client reports or proposal documentation.
•Creating, accumulating, and maintaining proposal resource materials. This includes project profiles, resumes, photos, and general company narratives including safety, environmental, quality management, project management, schedule, public involvement, field operations, and community relations for SOQ and proposal use.
•Play a key role as a team member in planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing strategy for marketing and business development efforts including proposals, interviews, and project award submittals.
•Researching, developing, writing, editing, and proofreading content for proposals, presentations, resumes, project descriptions, and related marketing materials of a complex nature.
•Applying creativity/strategic insight while participating in brainstorming, storyboarding, and other strategy development sessions.
•Utilizing corporate standards for your work while working creatively to present unique points to make us stand out when compared to our competitors.
•Troubleshooting existing business development, proposal processes, and systems to make improvements where possible.
•Updating and maintaining project information in the corporate document management system.
•Ensuring that marketing and visual presentation information and files are maintained and up to date.
•Formal and informal letter writing.
•Business development through marketing, facilitation, and writing skills through internal and external training sources and associations (SMPS, WTS, APMP or other related society) membership and committee involvement.
•Provides overall management of each individual pursuit design and production process with responsibility for quality, scheduling, and on-time delivery.
•Works with the Business Development Officer and the marketing department to help develop and craft best in class messages, layouts, and presentations of Nabholz themes, win strategies, ideas, skills, and capabilities.
•Represents the marketing/proposal group as the subject matter expert and collaborates with other internal stakeholders to educate and share industry best practices.
•Assist Business Development Officer(s) in planning & execution of internal & external events; Examples include client/community VIP events, tradeshows/conventions, groundbreaking ceremonies, ribbon cuttings, topping out ceremonies, and any other project/owner events as needed throughout.
•Coordinate community/philanthropy/industry event sponsorships internally & externally through master calendar and guest selection/invitation as well as direct contact with host agencies.
•Understanding and learning Nabholz’ portfolio of work, practice areas, and firmwide capabilities.
•All other tasks as assigned.
Education/Skill Requirements:
•Bachelor’s degree required (Graphic Design, Journalism, Marketing, English, Communications, or related area of study is preferred). Significant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
•Excellent command of grammar and spelling.
•Must have a strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, as well as the complete Microsoft Office Suite..
•Prefer 5 or more years of experience developing technical, marketing proposals, or client deliverables for the A/E/C Industry.
•Strong research skills, and the ability to transform findings into meaningful strategy and proposal response and/or infographics.
•Must be able to follow work processes, maintain close attention to detail, and meet schedules under strict deadlines.
•Understanding of the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction industries a plus, but not required.
•You must have creativity to develop a fresh approach to “present” our company to others but working within our corporate branding standards look and feel.
•Working well within a team is critical; there will be last minute changes, tight timelines, and multiple activities happening at the same time.
•Social presence and persuasiveness; we want you to feel comfortable meeting with all personality types, enjoying the process of working as a team while contributing individually.
•Internal and external customer care is a key talent.
•Superior problem solving/problem prevention through forward looking, pro-active efforts.
Physical Demands:
•Ability to continuously sit, stand, or walk.
•Ability to bend, squat, climb stairs, and lift frequently.
•Ability to lift-up to 50 pounds occasionally.
•Ability to work in heat or cold, work outside, or work in high elevations.
Work environment:
•Office, cubicle, or workstation, or job trailer
AA/EOE. Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Disabled People Encouraged to Apply
Nabholz is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Employment at Nabholz is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. Nabholz is a drug-free workplace and an E-Verify employer. The above description covers the principal duties and responsibilities of the job. The description shall not, however, be construed as a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental, or similar duties which may be required from day-to-day.