Proposal Marketer IV

Who We Are 
Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities’ built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024.  

As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek’s culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders’ interest to help clients achieve project goals. 
We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation. 
 
At Dudek, we abide by shared values: 
Trust:  We trust each other to use good judgment. 
Respect:  We act professionally and treat each other fairly. 
Teamwork:  We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives. 
Fun:  We take our work seriously…not ourselves. 
Well-Being:  We care about each other’s health, safety, and total wellness. 
Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work.  
Learn more about our culture. 
 
About The Job 
Dudek’s Proposal Marketer IV manages proposals as a key member of the proposal team under the direction of the Proposal Services Manager. The ideal candidate has strong proposal writing and communication skills, experience in the environmental/engineering industry, a problem-solving attitude, and ability to manage concurrent proposal deadlines. This role is responsible for managing proposals of varying size and complexity. Duties involve managing contributing authors, maintaining tasks and schedules, facilitating proposal meetings, and ensuring Dudek brand and quality.

Dudek’s marketing team is a streamlined group that supports our project managers to develop new work and market clients with our diverse service offerings. Our Proposal Marketers work closely with each other, project managers, and technical specialists to develop strong content for proposals and other marketing communications, as needed.

Who You Are 
To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.  

Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below):   

Proposal Management:

• Facilitates proposal meetings
• Manages the full request for proposal (RFP) process, coordinating the proposal teams, writing strategic content, and delivering completed proposals within schedule and quality standards
• Supports special projects, such as content development
• Establishes collaborative working relationships with a variety of disciplines and personalities
• Ensures quality control for RFP compliance and conformance with established company processes
• Participates in proposal training programs and processes as requested/needed
• Responsible for maintaining accurate proposal records to support data analytics and metrics
• Collaborates with Proposal Services leadership team on programs and projects
• Facilitates debriefs to identify improvement opportunities and to measure overall competitiveness
• Promotes company’s vision, mission and core values

Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, English, or related field
• 8+ years proposal experience in the A/E/C industry
• Proven success working with proposal teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent business writing skills and a working knowledge of document editing and formatting
• Thorough understanding of full proposal process
• Problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on managing proposal production schedules and teams to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to describe problems and solutions to team members and accurate work forecasts and status updates
• Capable of constructively teaching and learning from teammates
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude in the face of changing demands and deadlines
• Experience ensuring efficiency and compliance in the proposal process
• Ability to create a trusting dynamic between team members
• Familiarity with environmental and engineering terminology
• Decisive approach to maintaining established proposal quality standards
• Advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, MS PowerPoint and Excel

Physical Requirements 

Working Conditions:

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
• This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles and equipment.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
• This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing and listening are required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Proposed Salary Range: $98,000 - $120,000 annually* 
*Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location. 
 
Perks of Being a Dudekian 
At Dudek we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work–life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to the discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance.  

We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees. If you’re tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian.  

Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. 

Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization. Apply