Georgia/Alabama Water Business Group Proposal Manager

You'll guide pursuit teams to win new work in HDR's Water Business Group, shaping compelling proposals and interview materials that showcase HDR's capabilities. You'll manage proposal schedules, ensure compliance, and coordinate marketing resources to strengthen bids. You'll lead quality reviews, debriefs, and knowledge sharing to improve competitiveness. You'll mentor colleagues in business development best practices and help translate technical data into persuasive content. This role offers impact by advancing sustainable water solutions for communities and working within a collaborative, inclusive culture.

• Support pursuit teams in creating and implementing effective win strategies (capture planning)
• Facilitate pursuit teams to develop persuasive proposal and interview materials
• Develop and manage proposal schedules and confirm compliance
• Engage the appropriate marketing services resources in pursuit teams
• Lead quality reviews of proposal and interview materials
• Facilitate debriefs to identify improvement opportunities and to measure overall competitiveness
• Deconstruct and file proposal and presentation material upon submittal
• Train and mentor employees on business development and marketing best practices
• Articulate HDR's capabilities and competitive advantages
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time (valid driver's license required)
• Perform other duties as needed

• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight
• Experience in sales and developing effective win strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including InDesign

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others
• Written and verbal communication excellence
• Travel readiness and in-person engagement
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign)
• Proposal development and capture planning