Marketing Proposal Specialist (A/E/C)

Position Overview

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Marketing/Proposal Specialist in our growth‐oriented engineering, environmental consulting, and construction firm serving the Southwest Area. Ideal candidates are self‐driven, curious, deadline‐oriented, and excel at working in diverse teams of engineers, marketers, and designers to craft persuasive proposals and standout deliverables. This hybrid role may be located in Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, or Phoenix, AZ.

Key Responsibilities

• Proposal / Presentation Development: Partner with pursuit teams for municipal clients by coordinating strategy development, messaging, formatting, graphics, editing, compliance, proofreading, brand adherence, and ensuring timely production. Facilitate interview and presentation preparation as required.
• Client Development: Support overall business development by assembling information packages, connecting Client Service Managers with technical experts, organizing client workshops and events, and maintaining marketing files.
• Business Development: Contribute to marketing process improvements and provide planning support for key conferences to enhance company presence and investment.
• Meeting Facilitation: Coordinate and facilitate client service team and pursuit-related meetings, including collaboration with external teaming partners.
• Marketing Information: Manage and maintain up-to-date qualifications statements, project descriptions, and resumes that highlight firm strengths and client benefits. Ensure accurate and timely entry of opportunity information into tracking systems.
• Market Sector and Service Line Development: Work with senior technical staff and other marketers to implement market sector initiatives, and support related events, communications, and branding efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Communications, English, Journalism, or Marketing preferred) with 3+ years of related experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an emphasis on superior persuasive writing and presentation ability.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work independently as well as collaboratively, often under tight deadlines.
• Highly skilled in persuasive writing and able to identify key issues from partial/conflicting data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the engineering, environmental, architectural, and/or construction fields is a plus.
• Experience coaching others in interview and presentation preparation.
• Knowledge of InDesign is preferred.

Compensation

• Location A: $27.90 - $38.30/hr
• Location B: $30.70 - $42.20/hr
• Location C: $33.50 - $46.00/hr

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits package promoting health, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program, paid time off, parental leave, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match and performance-based bonus eligibility.
• Employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, and long-term care insurance.