Principal Proposal Coordinator (Senior Level)

Join our Hazen team and make the world a better place, providing exceptional client service in all things water® and superior technical solutions for our clients. Hazen is a creative, employee-owned company with minimal bureaucracy where employees thrive.

Hazen has outstanding opportunities for motivated, talented people who enjoy teamwork and collaboration, client service, and solving our clients’ most difficult challenges. You will be supported by multiple mentors on projects and local office leadership.

Hazen and Sawyer, an engineering firm focused on all things water, seeks a positive, highly motivated, and creative marketing professional to work with a team of engineers, scientists, graphics professionals, and proposal development coordinators to develop best-in-class business proposals and presentations.

At Hazen, a senior level Proposal Coordinator works with technical staff to prepare concise, compelling, and compliant narratives and the associated interview presentations. They participate in strategy meetings, develop storyboards and layouts, distribute action items, write proposal sections, and monitor the completion of tasks. A senior level Proposal Coordinator works closely with our pursuit teams to deliver high-quality proposals to our clients to win competitive engineering opportunities.

Attributes of our ideal candidate:

• Energetic self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Has a positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Extremely organized, detailed, and task oriented.
• Has strong personal accountability and commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Highly effective at communicating and collaborating with proposal team members
• Able to facilitate client analysis, win plan, proposal, and interview strategy meetings.
• Can independently draft extensive written proposal content (e.g., cover letters, executive summaries, qualification introductions).
• Can creatively communicate complex information to a range of audiences using clear text and eye-catching layouts.
• Can effectively delegate and support others on the proposal development team.

Candidates must have at least five years of related experience (A/E/C a plus), excellent writing skills, an eye for layout, and an ability to translate complex technical concepts into digestible formats for a wide range of audiences. A candidate is expected to have proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud.

This is a great career opportunity if you are passionate about the proposal and interview development process, enjoy a diverse and fast-paced environment, and love the thrill of pursuing meaningful and important work.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.

Benefits: 401k employer contribution, performance bonus, comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs