Senior Proposal Manager

Job Description

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UAE, Dubai / Abu Dhabi.

Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Senior Proposal Manager to join our Regional Bid Studio team. This role offers the opportunity to lead and manage large, complex, and high-profile proposals across the EMEA region, supporting strategic growth initiatives and major infrastructure programs.

In this role, you will have full ownership of the proposal lifecycle, from proposal kickoff through submission and handover to the execution team, while ensuring strict adherence to Parsons’ Business Acquisition Process (BAP) and internal governance requirements.

• Lead and manage the end-to-end proposal lifecycle, from kickoff through submission and handover to delivery teams.
• Take full ownership of proposal strategy, compliance, quality, schedule, and commercial coordination to deliver timely, competitive, and fully compliant submissions.
• Work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary Bid Studio environment.
• Conduct detailed analysis of RFQ/RFP documents, identify requirements, risks, and gaps, and prepare clarification questions for submission to the client.
• Develop and maintain compliance matrices, annotated outlines, and detailed proposal schedules covering the full proposal lifecycle.
• Plan, schedule, and facilitate proposal kickoff meetings, aligning internal and external stakeholders on requirements, responsibilities, deliverables, and timelines.
• Provide leadership and guidance to proposal writers by reviewing outlines and draft content to ensure full compliance, clarity, and alignment with win strategy.
• Establish proposal templates, writing standards, and visual identity, working closely with graphics teams to ensure consistency and high visual quality.
• Collaborate closely with Capture Managers and Business Development leads throughout the proposal development process.
• Lead the development of non-technical proposal sections, including management plans, project descriptions, team qualifications, CVs, and resumes.
• Coordinate with Contracts, Legal, Finance, and Commercial teams to ensure all contractual, legal, and pricing requirements are fully addressed and executed in line with RFQ/RFP requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all internal and external proposal stakeholders on RFQ/RFP requirements.
• Review all draft and final proposal submissions to ensure responsiveness, accuracy, completeness, and quality, while maximizing selling impact, readability, and visual effectiveness.
• Plan and facilitate Pink and Red Team reviews, manage comment resolution, and