Assistant Proposal Manager - Reston, VA

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

Bilfinger North America has a national reach spanning from Florida to Alaska, with professionals sharing a common goal: to keep promises, honor commitments, and exceed client expectations. We offer a diverse portfolio of services that includes national general contracting concentrating on the management and performance of Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts, Job Order Contracting, Design-Build, Bid-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk services; Industrial Maintenance and Turnaround Solutions; Chemical, Manufacturing, and Assembly services and Turbine Manufacturing.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

 

The Role

 

The Assistant Proposal Manager will support the development of unique proposal responses for Federal Government, municipalities, schools, universities, and healthcare opportunities. They will improve established content, as well as develop new content that meets specific proposal and customer requirements. They will assist with managing multiple proposals simultaneously and ensuring strict adherence to client requirements for entire submission. 

 

Qualifications:  

• 2+ years’ related experience

• Excellent grammar, editing, and writing skills required

•  Experience supporting proposal related tasks

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications or related major, a plus 

• Previous experience supporting a general contractor, a plus
• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:
• Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrate integrity consistent with Centennial’s core values
• Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with people of various backgrounds and styles
• Strong communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information
• Able to adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology systems may include but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite, Hands-on knowledge of desktop publishing and graphics software, and able to generate advanced graphics

 

Responsibilities:

 

Proposal Development: Support the proposal team in the end-to-end steps needed to achieve quality and winning proposals; Review and rewrite proposal inputs from a wide range of contributors; as well as leverage and update existing proposal boilerplate information; Translate proposal themes and concepts into copy that successfully emphasizes Centennial’s strengths and the proposal win themes; Develop targeted questions and interview technical and project staff to extract from them the critical information necessary to include in a proposal; Perform in-depth solicitation review and gap analyses to inform others of the requirements; Work with operations staff to compile the critical supporting information necessary to include in a proposal; Participate in pre-proposal capture planning and research; Support storyboarding, kickoff and review meetings; Communicate proposal-related requirements and status updates; Define and support the proposal response schedule; Remain current on all amendments and modifications to the solicitation; Participate proactively in proposal knowledge management processes; Support overall department functions such as ordering bid bonds and updating corporate library, as needed.

 

• Occasional travel may be required.

 

• Performance of the required job duties will be in an office environment along with visits to sites that are under construction which may include various weather conditions.
• The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• • The ability to walk terrain and surfaces that may be far, uneven, or temporary.
  • The ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
  • The ability to frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel.
  • The ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, or reach.
  • The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move