Proposal Manager - Remote

Proposal Manager - Remote 

 

Centennial is a national leader in renovation, construction, and design-build services, with a national reach spanning from Florida to Alaska, with offices led by construction professionals sharing a common goal; to keep promises, honor commitments and exceed client expectations. Our performance is what has helped, and continues to help forge strong partnerships, which are strengthened over time.  

Driven by integrity and a long-standing culture of performance excellence, Centennial doesn’t just build structures – we transform spaces and create places. These are unique places for our clients to learn, teach, work, play, and heal. With 30 years of nationwide experience, on over $4 billion in diverse projects, we excel at making the impossible possible.  Centennial provides employees opportunities, both internally and externally, to further develop in their role, yet also grow into other roles, and even leadership positions.

 

The Role

 

The Proposal Manager will develop unique proposal responses for the Federal Government, municipalities, schools, universities, healthcare, and private opportunities. Will oversee multiple proposals simultaneously and be responsible to ensure strict adherence to RFP requirements for entire submission.

 

Qualifications:

 

• 4+ years’ experience in a related field
• Some experience managing multiple and complex proposals  
• Experienced in producing detailed fixed price estimates; has the ability to use RS Means or other published unit price books to produce detailed line-item estimates
• Extensive knowledge of construction means and methods
• 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
  • Create innovative solutions to RFP requirements
  • Identify multiple solutions to typical proposal challenges and suggest the proper response relative to an individual customer
  • Attention to the details of a solicitations/proposal but also can see the broad view in developing a winning concept
  • Excellent grammar, editing, and writing skills required
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information
  • Hands-on knowledge of desktop publishing and graphics software
  • Proficient with Microsoft Suite including: Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology and systems
  • Able to generate advanced graphics
  • Mentor and train team members
• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications or related major highly desired

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Proposal Development: Must be knowledgeable of the federal proposal process, and be extremely hands-on in the research and development of proposal text and graphics concepts; Critical attributes include exceptional teamwork, flexibility, organization, and a get it done attitude; Write proposal/marketing narrative; Leverage and re-use existing proposal boilerplate information; 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 other