About the position
At Stantec, we have some of the world's leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we're building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day. We're marketers, communicators, and strategic pursuit partners who play an integral role in the development and execution of creative vision, innovative solutions, and business strategies. As trusted advisors, we collaborate with designers, engineers, scientists and project managers to pursue projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe. We have a role for a Marketing Specialist on our diverse team with a focus on the US Federal market supporting both our Department of Defense and Civilian Agency clients. This position requires a detail-oriented individual with a strong background in marketing, communications, positioning on major pursuits and proposal preparation, including SF 330 A/E submissions. -a team player who can lead pursuit processes and teams, represent Stantec with our strategic partnerships, communicate with conviction, and maneuver a competitive, deadline-driven environment confidently.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize and direct all elements of a proposal beginning with positioning through proposal submission, interviews and selection.
- Analyze information requested, develop response plan, conduct win strategy reviews, and work with the team to develop and prepare final proposal package.
- Conduct client, competitor, and market research as required in support of client and/or opportunity strategy development.
- Contribute to client development and account management efforts.
- Help maintain Stantec's internal systems for information management related to opportunity tracking, people and projects, and promotional activity.
- Act as a contributor toward Stantec's internal and external communications networks.
- Client event coordination, as well as management of conferences and tradeshows, community engagement, advertising, and general collateral and communications.
Requirements
- Proven experience developing responses to detailed requests for qualifications and proposals (RFQs and RFPs).
- Detail-oriented and organized, with exceptional prioritization skills.
- Must thrive working assertively in a deadline-driven environment.
- Must have the ability to effectively balance conflicting priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign in particular), and web-based interfaces.
- Must have the ability to work independently, as well as in cooperation with a larger capture teams, engineers and technical project managers and technologists.
- Candidate should have the ability to effectively communicate with different personality styles and management levels, both in person and across geographies.
Nice-to-haves
- SF330 experience preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Wellness program.
- Health saving accounts.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) plan.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
- Short-term/long-term disability plans.
- Emergency travel benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Professional membership fee coverage.
- Paid family leave.
- Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
- Accrual of vacation between 10 and 20 days per year.
- Paid sick leave.
