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Tutor Perini Proposal Writer - Construction in Sylmar, California
Proposal Writer - Construction
Office or Project Location Sylmar, CA
Company Tutor Perini Corporation
Job Code 2324
Tutor Perini Corporation is seekinga Proposal W riter - Construction to join our office inSylmar, CA
About Tutor Perini:
Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building, and specialty Construction Company that believes integrity, teamwork, and a collaborative approach are fundamental to our business success.
We transform industries and communities through stunning and complex infrastructure projects — to ensure public safety, maintain a quality of life and support a healthy economy. For more than a century, Tutor Perini Corporation’s family of construction companies has supported the development and maintenance of many diverse projects across our great nation.
From coast to coast, notable projects include The Purple Line (D Line) Extensions in Los Angeles, SR 99 Viaduct replacement tunnel in Seattle, East Side Access projects and the Hudson Yards Platform in New York, Central Subway Third Street Light Rail in San Francisco, and multiple airport expansions and bridge projects. At Tutor Perini you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of large, high-profile, projects that impact your community.
Extraordinary Projects need Exceptional Talent
DESCRIPTION :
The Proposal Writer produces professionally written, customer-focused, persuasive proposal content within a dynamic, deadline-driven business environment. This individual is responsible for translating technical approaches and win strategies into high-quality content that aligns with the client’s requirements, terminology, and expectations. This positions requires someone who is an exceptional writer and communicator with the ability to create proposal content by first understanding and outlining client requirements and then interviewing subject matter experts to draft original content or tailor existing materials to ensure content is compliant, accurate, and promotes competitive differentials and advantages of Tutor Perini and our subsidiaries. This position will also take an active role in evolving the overall Tutor Perini narrative by working with other marketing and communication staff to develop marketing pieces, internal communications, social media content, etc.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Meet proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering and narrative development
Assist Business Development and Marketing staff in analyzing specific customer needs and issues, and develop a compliant, customer-focused strategy for proposal responses
Write and edit persuasive, accurate proposal content including executive summaries, past performance/experience sections, resumes, functional/discipline-specific technical sections, etc. in coordination with subject matter experts
Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant
Reconcile and incorporate comments on draft content
Supervise the work of all resources assigned to writing proposal sections, including coaching on the proposal process, disseminating the strategy and goals, and overseeing progress and quality of work through frequent reviews
Maintain strong working relationships with management and operations staff to ensure proposal input is accurate, compelling and timely
Develop boilerplates for commonly requested information for use across all Tutor Perini companies
Translate technical information into clear, readable narratives for a non-technical audience
Coach the wider organization in writing best practices
Develop content for project award submittals
Assist with writing of non-technical marketing deliverables, advertisements, website narratives, Intranet posts, social media content, etc.
Provide CRM data entry of developed content
Create and edit internal communication pieces
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum 5 years of experience in proposal writing preparing RFQ/RFP/Bid responses at an AEC or similar industry firm
Operations experience in the AEC industry preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or similar field
Superior technical writing and editing abilities
Knowledge of editorial practices and standards
Experience in developing highly complex, written content including proposals, qualification documents, and customer presentations based on industry proposal standards
Advanced skills in Word; Experience with InDesign a plus
Understanding of the construction industry and terminology
Ability to multi-task, be proactive, establish priorities and work independently or in teams
Ability to effectively lead and/or work/collaborate with diverse, multi-disciplinary teams of management, operations and proposal personnel across multiple Tutor Perini companies
Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment that may sometimes include nights and weekends
Occasional travel to offices, jobsites, events, and company meetings
Expected salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 depending on experience.
Tutor Perini builds extraordinary projects, and we need exceptional talent. Join us and together we will build the projects that improve our community.
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