Job Description

As the Technical Proposals Specialist (TPS) you will work closely with the technical and proposals teams to lead and support proposal, qualification and presentation activities. The TPS takes responsibility for activities they own and will be asked to assist with major proposals as well as other proposal and business development activities.

The primary responsibility of the TPS is to work in close collaboration with the engineering/technical teams to evaluate project requirements and develop a realistic project scope, deliverables list, execution approach, project schedule, team and estimated hours to meet the client\xe2\x80\x99s project expectations.

About the role

• Leads the successful development of compliant, competitive, and compelling proposals, RFIs, pre-qualifications, and EOIs through effective collaboration across teams that include internal staff, other business lines and or outside partners/suppliers.
• Assists with developing innovative solutions, or leveraging the corporate network to identify existing capabilities, that respond to the client challenges and create a distinctive competitive advantage.
• Collects company data or conducts internal/external research as appropriate for opportunity response documents, strategy development, and/or for support of pursuit efforts.
• Works with the proposal/technical team to develop and articulate win-themes and key messages and ensure they are consistently integrated into relevant sections of the proposal.
• Conducts client, competitor and market research, as required in support of client and/or opportunity strategy development and provides corresponding analysis.
• Ensures the completed proposal aligns with the client requirements and the RFP, contains the win themes, and is correctly formatted and approved by the senior management team.
• Conducts proposal debriefs with clients, partners and staff as necessary, collating and distributing lessons learned, and application of learnings to future proposals.
• Communicates and collaborates with key internal and external stakeholders to assist with gathering proposal content.
• Organizes and participates in response-related meetings (internal and/or client), as appropriate.
• Assists with kick-off, win planning, proposal technical review and other meetings as necessary.
• Ensures adherence to standards and templates to present a consistent appearance/style in compliance with our brand.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

About you

• 1+ years of experience in proposal development and or marketing related services. Experience within a professional services firm is a bonus.
• 2+ years of experience in consulting and/or engineering services for the minerals and metals, or oil and gas industry.
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in engineering.
• Critical thinker: able to pose relevant questions to enable completion of low-definition tasks.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English (and other languages, as applicable).
• Solid understanding of engineering and/or project delivery.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office software.
• Excellent team player and able to work collaboratively with others.
• An assertive, cooperative, and effective communicator (written and verbal).
• Ability to perform under solid pressure and tight deadlines.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail
• Must be self-motivated, confident, energetic and creative

Working for Ausenco means you won\xe2\x80\x99t settle for the status quo \xe2\x80\x93 you\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation. We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense \xe2\x80\x93 gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

If this role sounds like you, please submit a detailed application directly to this posting. We thank you for your submission and will contact you if we need further information, or if we wish to progress to interview

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