Marketing Project Lead

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a driven, collaborative, multi-tasking Marketing Project Lead with 3 to 5 years of proposal experience to join our Texas team!

As a Marketing Project Lead, you will work closely with business development, leadership, and operations teams across the division on client prequalification packages, proposals, and interview strategies to support winning new business and clients. You will also lead communications efforts, including social media, award submissions, internal/external newsletters, and website development/updates.

Essential Functions

• Manage the proposal process from start to finish (RFQs/RFPs)
• Work with marketing, operations, and business development teams to research, plan, prepare, write, design, and produce all proposal and presentation materials for new business/clients
• Lead the development of interview presentation materials and coach teams
• Provide storyboarding and message development for strategic pursuits
• Maintain and enforce company brand standards and quality control procedures

Communications & Social Media

• Research, write, and obtain required reviews/approvals for social media posts (Linked In, Facebook, Instagram), internal/external newsletter articles, website updates, and award submissions
• Write communications copy for review and editing by others with minimal edits/changes
• Assist in developing advertisements, sponsor ships, and press releases
• Communicate and coordinate tasks/approvals with both local and national communications teams

Data Management

• Create, track and maintain marketing information (via Unanet CRM by Cosential): employee/project data including resumes, client testimonials, case studies, photography, and all Unanet/internal data
• Communicate and collaborate with internal marketing staff in other divisions/offices, as well as corporate communications
• Coordinate conference attendance and sponsor ships
• Assist with gathering market research
• Support and represent company at industry events, as needed
• Provide support to marketing teammates
• Participate in industry associations (SMPS), conferences, and trainings, as applicable

Working Conditions

The selected candidate has the option of being based in Balfour Beatty’s Austin or Dallas office.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Technical Writing,
  or related field
• Minimum 3 – 5 years proposal experience(A/E/C Industry experience strongly desired)
• Advanced InDesign + Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator) skills
• Advanced writing/editing skills
• Advanced graphic design skills are a plus
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task while managing several fast-paced deadlines
• Ability to make decisions under tight deadlines, changing priorities, and in the face of incomplete information
• Exhibit strong team commitment to collaboration and exceeding internal and external client needs

To succeed in this role, you must have the ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment with strong attention to detail; excellent prioritization and time management skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; the ability to follow through on assigned tasks with limited supervision; and a strong spirit of teamwork and outstanding collaborative interpersonal skills.

Don’t let the hard work fool you…. we fit in LOTS of teambuilding and FUN! Looking forward to meeting you!

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an…