About the position
Timmons Group is seeking an experienced Marketing Proposal Coordinator to join our dynamic Marketing Team in our Richmond, VA location. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive marketing professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and enjoys collaborating with technical teams to develop winning proposals for a full-service civil engineering firm. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing proposals for an architecture or civil engineering firm.
Responsibilities
- Lead proposal efforts, for infrastructure pursuits, including RFP, RFQ, and SOQ responses for local, state, and federal clients—primarily in Virginia and North Carolina with occasional support in other markets.
- Manage the full proposal process: schedule and lead kickoff/review meetings, set timelines, track deadlines, and coordinate team inputs.
- Write, edit, and organize content—project descriptions, resumes, technical narratives, and executive summaries.
- Collaborate with technical staff to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling, client-focused messaging.
- Develop and maintain marketing collateral such as project sheets, staff bios, and boilerplate content.
- Research market trends, track leads, and gather competitive intelligence to support business development.
- Maintain accurate pursuit records and assist with CRM (Deltek Vantagepoint) updates.
- Support business development activities, including events, award submissions, and digital content coordination.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience developing proposals for architecture or civil engineering firm preferred.
- Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, especially for technical and client-focused narratives.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams).
- Familiarity with Deltek Vantagepoint or similar CRM software is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or a related field preferred but not required.
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset.
