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About the Role

The Strategic Growth Office at GFT fuels enterprise-wide growth by aligning talent, insights, and strategy to win complex, high-impact projects. This role supports business development efforts, leading internal support from client management through proposal development.

Responsibilities

May manage one or more assistant proposal specialists/proposal specialists on a day-to-day basis.
May manage and/or assist Business Development Manager or Leader with proposal workload and resourcing for regional or global business development team.
May serve as timesheet approver, perform Performance Evaluation Reviews (PER), and recommend training for staff and provide input to annual training plan for department.
Manages proposals and assures the capture strategy is defined and transitioned to the proposal strategy through the course of proposal development phases and final submittal/interviews, as required.
Leads multiple large, long-term and complex pursuits concurrently.
Responsible for leading interview development and working closely with Manager for input and oversight.
Provides by discussing and writing the key strategic win theme development and messaging and organizes resources to support overall proposal effort.
Proactively identifies opportunities in the pipeline that should start capture and then initiates with the business line, promotes, and leads Capture Planning support efforts for longer-term, complex opportunities concurrently with no oversight required by Manager.
Proactively researches and drives the development of the opportunity with the Capture Manager.
Concurrently works across multiple opportunities at any given time and establishes the priorities per each opportunity in alignment with the Capture Manager.
Keeps all CRM documentation updated.
Uses capture management plans in accordance with company templates and standards.
Coordinates with respective MARCOM staff to define needs and develop strategic plan recommendations for the business line for early opportunity pre-positioning activities.
In support of the client manager, develops client and teaming relationships at the direction of the client or capture managers.
Leads any Tier 1 and/or 2 client management plans for a single business line with no oversight from Manager required.
Communicates/prioritizes BDM support efforts based on understanding of business plan.
Facilitates client management meetings and assures documentation in CRM.
Coordinates with respective MARCOM staff to define needs and develop strategic plan recommendations for the business line for early client pre-positioning activities.

Requirements

Must have the requisite experience in California.

Skills

Business development
Proposal management
Capture planning
Client management
Marketing
Communications
Sales

Location

NorCal
SoCal
Washington
Arizona
Irvine
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Seattle

Work Type

Remote
Full-Time

Experience Level

10+ years of total combined experience in the full lifecycle of business development (marketing, communications, client, capture, and proposal phases), with most of the experience focused in one or more of GFT's core business lines.
Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience supporting, facilitating, and participating in capture planning support.
Demonstrated success in taking opportunities successfully from capture support though and including successfully performing all phases of proposal management responsibilities.
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated increasing responsibility in the business development lifecycle phases (marketing, communication, client, capture, proposal).
At least 2 years of experience supervising staff (if applicable).

Education Level

Normally a 4-year degree required in English, marketing, journalism, communications, or applicable field is required.
Certification or training in business development, marketing, communications, or sales received through an industry professional organization is highly desirable.

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 - $165,000

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.
Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

About the Company

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life.
We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.
Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch.
Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

Equal Opportunity

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.
Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.
GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Applicants in the City of San Francisco- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Applicants in the State of California-Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.