Arcadis is searching for a Marketing Proposal & Pursuit Specialist, with over five years of experience, to join our growing Water Business Line team, and to collaborate with our planning, engineering, and construction consulting teams.

Preferred location: Arcadis offers remote work flexibility and is open to candidates' location.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our national team with support from one of the best-qualified full-service water consulting firms in the country. The Marketing Proposal & Pursuit Specialist, with the support of a strong internationally recognized staff, will utilize their expertise and knowledge of the full pursuit process, from positioning and capture planning through post-proposal submittal debriefing, in supporting client teams to successfully win projects. Their primary focus is the planning, scheduling, development, and finalization of responses to client requests for qualification, proposals, bids, and presentations that result in contract and/or project awards.

Role accountabilities: Collaborates with other Marketing Proposal & Pursuit Specialists, Regional Directors, Area Leaders, Principal-in-Charge (PICs), assigned Pursuit Managers, and Project Managers (PMs) to support proposal preparation and production. Participates in capture planning/win strategy development with key role of identifying proposal needs (e.g., resources, materials, information, expertise, etc.) and in developing and carrying out win strategy tactics. Plans and conducts research of internal capabilities and resources to meet opportunity specific requirements, collects information/materials and works with capture/proposal teams to develop new or tailored information/materials. Serves as lead proposal manager or proposal support resource to accomplish the following:Review and interpret RFPs. Develop proposal management plans. Develop/manage/respond to data calls. Develop kickoff and other meeting agendas. Coordinate proposal team activities and meetings Develop/drive schedules. Facilitate quality reviews. Drive RFP compliance/requirements Meet proposal production and delivery deadlines. Writes new text and/or tailors existing materials, which may include interviewing staff/technical experts, incorporating win strategy/capture plan information into text, meeting RFP requirements, and providing the most competitive RFP responses. Assists other Marketing and Proposal Specialists with planning, reporting, research, client/PIC communication, etc. as needed/available. Provides clear, concise written and verbal instructions and directions for proposal team action items and follows up on progress. Develops proposal specific templates and data call requests. Works with graphic designers and other proposal team members to communicate requirements, needs, and product expectations. Coordinates with other Marketing and Proposal Specialists for resources/support, expertise, and workload balancing. Performs a variety of data and knowledge management activities, such as updating, organizing, cataloging, and storing information for current and future proposal/marketing needs. Supports business development pipeline information collection, updating and report preparation. Supports other client development efforts, such as Corporate Marketing/Communications, High Performance Team and Tools & Systems Team as needed and ava