APTIM is searching for a Sr. Proposal Specialist with commercial and public sector experience. You will drive all aspects of the development of high quality and compliant proposals for commercial clients (including environmental, retail, energy, aviation) and state and local governments across the United States. This is a hybrid position, 3 days in office 2 days from home. **Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:** + Collaborate with BD staff, business unit leaders, subcontractors and partners, and subject matter experts. + Define and manage proposal budgets and schedules. + Lead content planning from compliant outline through win themes, section plans and graphics. + Coordinate proposal preparation team (subject matter experts/writers, graphic artists, contracts, and other key proposal development functions). + Lead effective, results-driven story-lining, kickoff, and review meetings in concert with the capture manager and delivery staff. + Conceptualize and develop strategic win themes and discriminators. + Facilitate development of compelling solutions with technical and program staff. + Apply APTIM's standard proposal management processes, to include schedule, compliance, outlines, storyboards, themes, action items, etc. + Develop targeted solicitation questions to ensure compliance. + Remain current on all solicitation amendments and modifications. + Perform quality check of all proposal sections and volumes to include creation and verification/validation of a detailed compliance matrix. + Ultimately responsible for compliance, accuracy and quality. + This position will ensure a creative, compelling, and compliant solution is evident in proposal documents and oral presentations. + Although not extensive, some travel as well as evening and weekend work may be required. + Take end-to-end ownership and command of proposal development and related processes. + Write and synthesize proposal/marketing narrative in near-real time as required. + Lead and proactively participate in the development of oral presentation slide concepts and scripting. + Provide coaching for oral presentations. + Advance proposal knowledge-management processes + Mentor new and junior proposal managers/writers **Basic Qualifications:** + A Bachelor's degree in business, communications, marketing or an engineering-related discipline, or equivalent. + 7+ years of progressive experience, culminating specifically to a proposal manager and solutions developer, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-volume proposal environment. + Must have the management skills necessary to direct and orchestrate large, multi-contractor proposal team efforts. + Relies on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals. + Demonstrated organizational capability and ability to balance multiple competing priorities under deadlines. + Proven ability to conceptualize and write compelling, marketing-oriented proposal narrative and oral presentation slides from scratch as required. + Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite business applications. + Excellent command of English grammar and punctuation is required. + Meticulous attention to detail. + You must be a self-starter and natural leader as you will have end-to-end responsibility for leading your team, up through delivery to the client, of a winning proposal. **Additional Desirable Qualifications:** + Experience in energy and utilities, environmental site assessment and remediation, energy efficiency and renewable energy, solid waste, sustainability, disaster recovery and / or infrastructure management. + A Master's degree in business, communication, marketing, or an engineering-related discipline is preferred. + APMP certifications and/or continued education in proposal related subjects is preferred. APTIM is committed to providing a benefits package that accomplishes the primary purpose of our programs which is to protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families. APTIM's health care and insurance benefits include the following programs: medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, basic life insurance, optional life insurance, spouse life insurance, child life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, optional accidental death & dismemberment, short- and long-term disability with optional buy-ups, employee assistance program, health care spending account, dependent care spending account, health savings account and business travel accident insurance for themselves and their eligible family members, per plan guidelines. Multiple voluntary benefits are available to employees for enrollment including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, etc. APTIM also provides participation in a retirement program, paid absences such as vacation time (annual days determined by length of service) and sick leave to eligible employees in accordance with the APTIM sick pay policy and as required by law. The targeted salary for this position is $80K-$90K. \#LI-Hybrid Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may make their request known by e-mailing HRQuestions@cbifederalservices.com or calling 855.343.5600 for assistance. EOE/Vets/Disability