Proposal Management Specialist

Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy.

We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities.

We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization, you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well‑being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

AECOM is seeking a Proposal Management Specialist to assist in writing water business line proposals. This role will work closely with the West marketing team, business operations, and support staff to bring strong leadership, sharp compliance, skilled writing, and creativity to some of our must‑win West pursuits. The job includes leading large proposals and presentations, and supports from pre‑RFP project positioning through to interview stage, as required.

This position will offer a flexible work schedule to include a combination of both office and remote work arrangements. This position can be based in Orange, CA;
Los Angeles, CA;
San Francisco, CA;
Sacramento, CA;
Oakland, CA;
Houston, TX;
Dallas, TX;
Austin, TX.

• Providing leadership and direction for proposals, including schedules, templates, compliance, content planning, and production.
• Providing conceptual leadership for document design, while ensuring RFP instructions and internal brand guidelines pertaining to format, fonts, etc. are being followed.
• Participating in go/no‑go and greenlight analyses in compliance with delegation of authority guidelines, capture planning and positioning activities as they pertain to preparation for the proposal.
• Facilitating pink and red team, quality reviews, and applying lessons learned to add value to proposals. Manages the implementation of proposal and presentation revisions based on direction from review teams.
• Writing and editing tailored executive summaries, resumes, experience, past performance, and management sections for proposals.
• Supporting debriefs and gathering of client feedback on proposals to ensure and demonstrate continuous improvement.
• Supporting special projects, as required.

• BA/BS, preferably in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing or a related field plus minimum of 4 years of managing design proposals, in particular winning work for facility design‑bid‑build and design‑build pursuits or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• US Citizenship is required.
• APMP/SMPS certification, or demonstrated training with proposal best practices, is strongly preferred.
• Working…