Proposal Manager

Proposal Manager 

Location: La Porte, Texas 

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, active primarily in Continental Europe, Northwest Europe, North America, and the Middle East. With over 4,500 skilled employees in North America, Bilfinger delivers its services across multiple industries that include petrochemical, oil & gas, consumer goods, energy and utilities, and government services. Bilfinger has offices in 40 states, and our project portfolio covers the entire value chain from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, plant expansion, and turnarounds to environmental technologies and digital applications.  We have over 100 years of industrial experience on projects as small as $500 and as large as $40M, performed in every time zone of the United States.

Proposal Manager

Job Description:

This position will require, but not be limited to, the following:

• Coordinate internally with intra-company departments including Estimating, Sales, Marketing, Operations, HSEQ to generate effective proposals in efforts to win contract work.
• Ensures that the various aspects of the proposals (graphics, technical documentation, resumes, references, etc.) and other proposal documents are accurate and well written.
• Complete and submit proposal forms and responses electronically when needed via client appointed online procurement portals.
• Download electronic documents via electronic procurement portals and manage internal document control and distribution effort.
• Assist in performing proposal kick-off meetings.
• Manage and monitor proposal schedule, timelines and milestones from initiation to delivery tom meet RFP requirements.

Job Requirements

• Position reports to corporate office in La Porte, TX.
• Experience preferred in construction related chemical/oil and gas related proposal management role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Visio, SharePoint, Adobe, PDF XChange Editor.
• Be a self-starter capable of identifying challenges, responding to issues, and proactively implementing effective solutions for responding to Request for Proposal instructions.
• Competent communicator with excellent skills in writing, editing, digital document formatting and grammar.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize and meet proposal deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's Degree with study emphasis in Marketing, English, Business, Communications, Journalism, Engineering, Education, Technical, Construction Management or Technical Writing.

Please reach out to Jason Alan Jaure (jason.jaure@bilfinger.com) in case of any questions related to this position. 

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