Description
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.
What’s in it for you
At Woodard & Curran, we’re offering you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving our proposal efforts forward. As a Proposal Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of our business development process—collaborating with Marketing, Client Managers, Practice Leaders, and Project Managers to ensure timely and high-quality responses to RFPs and SOQs.
You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where your organizational skills, communication abilities, and desktop publishing expertise will be valued and put to work daily. This role offers the chance to support multiple managers across teams, contribute to strategic pursuits, and help shape the way we present our solutions to clients.
If you’re someone who enjoys working independently while being part of a collaborative team, and you’re passionate about producing polished, impactful proposals—this is your opportunity to make a meaningful contribution and grow your career in a dynamic, mission-driven firm.
Location: Hybrid work from office 3 days a week; preferred candidate location are San Diego, CA | Walnut Creek, CA | Portland, ME | Canton, MA | Providence, RI
Who are we looking for:We are looking for an experienced Proposal Coordinator who excels in a collaborative setting, demonstrates strong organizational and attention to details, thrives in multi-tasking and managing numerous proposal deadlines, and has outstanding communication skills. This person will independently manage all phases of proposal development—from the go decision through completion and delivery—and will also support the process from short-list selection to interview presentation.
What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:
Proposal and presentation writing, organization, editing, layout, production, and delivery – from concept to completion.
SF 254/255 and 330 submittals.
Writing, development, and ongoing maintenance of firm qualifications materials and employee resumes.
Completing the post-proposal close-out process updating marketing materials and maintaining electronic file organization.
Confidently collaborate and communicate with Client Managers, SMEs, Graphic Designers, Legal, Finance, Human Resources and Health & Safety departments throughout the proposal development process.
Maintaining brand integrity and quality control of the firm’s external image.
Coordination with other members of the Marketing team to complete additional marketing tasks.
Strategy development.
Go/No-Go facilitation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Graphic Design, Business, etc.
- 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of a wide range of software (Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign).
- Experience coordinating work for a large group in a deadline-oriented setting.
