Senior Marketing and Proposal Specialist

Senior Marketing and Proposal Specialist

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Marketing & Proposal Specialist to lead the development of strategic, client-focused proposals and presentations. In this role, you’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to craft compelling content that highlights our unique approach and technical expertise. The successful candidate will have exceptional organization skills, a creative mindset, an eagerness to grow, and the flexibility to perform in a fast-paced, team-driven setting.

Location:
Texas offices (Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, or Dallas).

• Planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing strategies for marketing and business development efforts throughout the firm's West Central Region.
• Developing, writing, editing, and proofreading content for proposals, presentations, resumes, project descriptions, and related marketing materials for municipal water and environmental clients.
• Applying creativity / strategic vision and a theme-based approach to lead brainstorming, storyboarding, and strategy development sessions.
• Updating information in the firmwide database of resumes, project descriptions, proposals and qualification packages, and maintaining marketing and visual presentation information.
• Actively participating in the marketing discipline group by serving on task forces and committees as available.
• Developing business development, marketing, facilitation, and writing skills through internal and external training sources, association memberships, and committee involvement.

• Bachelor's degree.
• 6 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required; frequency of travel contingent on duties.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• B.A. or B.S. in Communications, English, Business, Journalism or related degree.
• Previous experience working for an architectural, engineering, or construction firm.
• Proficient in MS Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, and SharePoint; advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to effectively coordinate projects by communicating with remote team members.
• Experience editing/proofreading narrative written by technical professionals.
• Practical experience facilitating large and small groups in strategy and proposal development.
• Ability to work under rigid time constraints.
• Ability to organize and negotiate on project schedules and manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience with business development/marketing process models (e.g., Dag Knudsen, Miller‑Heiman, Shipley).
• Excellent command of grammar, the AP Style Manual, and spelling.

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• Excellent command of grammar and spelling.
• Proficient in MS Office 365, Adobe Creative Suite, and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business development models.
• Ability to organize, negotiate, and drive proposal schedules.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and contribute as a team member.

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.