Senior Proposal Coordinator

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, the Senior 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. The Senior Proposal Coordinator works closely with our pursuit teams to deliver high-quality proposals to our clients to win competitive engineering opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be based in Hazen’s Northeast regional headquarters in New York City in a hybrid work environment and bring at least three years of experience in the AEC industry.

Attributes of our ideal candidate:

• Energetic self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team environment.
• A positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Extremely organized and detailed and task oriented.
• Strong personal accountability and commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Highly effective at communicating and collaborating with proposal team members
• 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.

Candidates must have 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 InDesign.

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, this is a great career opportunity for you.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Writing, or a related field (preferred).