Proposal Manager

Position Summary

Timberline Construction Group, LLC (TCG) is seeking a highly organized and strategic Proposal Manager to support company growth across multiple divisions, including Manufactured Housing, Disaster Services, and Civil Construction.

This role supports Timberline's growth by managing the full lifecycle of proposal development for public and private sector opportunities, including federal, state, local, tribal, and commercial procurements.

The Proposal Manager will work closely with executive leadership, operations, estimating, project management, and technical staff to prepare high-quality, compliant proposals that clearly communicate Timberline's capabilities in housing reconstruction, disaster recovery, civil infrastructure, and construction services.

This role is not responsible for business development or client relationship management, but plays a key role in evaluating opportunities, coordinating pursuit strategies, and managing proposal preparation once opportunities are identified.

The ideal candidate is both a strong writer and an organized project manager who can translate complex construction and disaster recovery operations into clear, compelling proposals.

Lead the preparation and submission of proposals including:

• RFPs (Requests for Proposals)
• RFQs (Requests for Qualifications)
• RFIs (Requests for Information)
• Bid packages and capability submissions

• Managing the full proposal lifecycle from kickoff through submission
• Developing proposal outlines, compliance matrices, and schedules
• Coordinating internal subject matter experts and technical contributors
• Writing and editing proposal sections including executive summaries, technical approaches, management plans, and past performance narratives
• Ensuring proposals meet all formatting, compliance, and submission requirements
• Managing final production and submission of proposals

Support Timberline leadership in evaluating and organizing potential pursuits.

• Monitoring procurement portals and bid platforms for relevant opportunities
• Maintaining a centralized pipeline of upcoming pursuits and proposal deadlines
• Preparing summary briefs for leadership to support go/no-go decisions
• Supporting pursuit strategy discussions including potential partners, differentiators, and proposal positioning
• Coordinating proposal kickoff meetings and pursuit schedules

Translate operational and technical information into clear, persuasive proposal narratives.

• Writing technical approaches for construction, housing, and disaster recovery projects
• Developing past performance narratives and project descriptions
• Preparing staffing and management plans
• Editing and refining contributions from internal technical staff
• Ensuring consistency of messaging across proposal sections

Maintain and organize a centralized proposal resource library.

This includes:

• Past performance project sheets
• Key personnel resumes
• Standard proposal narratives
• Corporate capability statements
• Organizational charts and graphics
• Compliance templates

Maintaining this library helps streamline future proposals and improve efficiency.

Work closely with internal teams including:

• Executive Leadership
• Operations Managers
• Project Managers
• Estimating Teams
• Safety Department
• Accounting and Administrative Staff

Gather project information, resumes, project metrics, and technical data required for proposals.

Ensure all proposals meet applicable procurement requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing RFP/RFQ requirements and developing compliance checklists
• Conducting quality reviews before submission
• Ensuring proposals align with regulatory requirements when applicable, including federal, state, and disaster recovery program requirements

Bachelor's degree in communications, English, Marketing, Business, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.

• 4-7 years of proposal writing or proposal…