Job Description

Overview

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Reporting to the Manager, Proposal Management Services, the Proposal Manager plays a critical role in driving market growth across AtkinsRéalis. You will lead and contribute to high-profile, client-centric proposal efforts that position us as a trusted partner for solving our clients' most complex challenges.

As Proposal Manager, you will work across diverse markets-including transportation, infrastructure, defence, and operations & maintenance-partnering with technical leaders, business development, and capture teams to bring our best thinking forward in competitive pursuits. The Proposal Manager is responsible for managing all phases of the company's proposal process and oversees proposal activities to develop RFP-compliant, competitive, and quality marketing materials, proposals, statements of qualification, and presentations.

The Proposal Manager will have full ownership and leadership of proposal development, strategy and delivery of pursuits of $1 million or more, or deemed strategic, mainly supporting the Canada region in a range of Proposal Responses (RFQ, RFP, etc.) and other initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone with initiative, curiosity, and a strong desire to continuously raise the bar.

You role

• Lead end-to-end proposal delivery in alignment with AtkinsRéalis processes and best practices, from kick-off through submission.
• On-time submission of compliant, client-centric, responsive proposals.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate and host kick-off, status, and color review meetings. This includes identification of appropriate authors, section leads and technical subject matter experts required to meet the deliverables.
• Partner with capture management, business development, technical experts, commercial/risk, legal, marketing, and graphics teams to deliver compliant, high-quality submissions.
• Mentor assigned pursuit staff (technical staff, proposal coordinators, content specialists).
• Develop proposal schedules, compliance matrices, assignments, and production templates to drive clarity and accountability.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with proposal participants to track tasks against the schedule.
• Monitor progress of the proposal process with timely follow-up to meet internal proposal deadlines.
• Contribute directly to proposal content, crafting clear, compelling, and client-focused narratives from complex technical information. The Proposals Manager is accountable for non-technical content, for which interviewing SMEs or project stakeholders is necessary.
• Coordinate all submission forms and certificates.
• Work with graphic team to develop graphical content.
• Maintain an updated RFI log following RFI process.
• Monitor progress, identify risks to quality or schedule, and proactively escalate and resolve issues.
• Corroborate that client documentation is up to date on SharePoint implementing best practices for document management (i.e. version control, management of permissions log, mirroring Client data room structure).
• Perform edit on near-final draft of proposal documentation, forms, and supporting materials.
• Lead development of necessary presentations for proposals.
• Ensure the proposal closeout process is complete.
• Maintain CRM database updated.
• Prepare client debrief summary, corroborate that project manager conducts the Client Debrief, attend the debrief and capture information on debrief template.
• Strengthen our pursuit capability by refreshing and developing proposal content that reflects our evolving expertise and delivery experience.
• Actively contribute to broader WinWork and growth initiatives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

About you

You are motivated by growth, accountability, and the satisfaction of winning work the right way. You bring:

• A degree in relevant field (i.e., Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, English, Journalism, or similar).
• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience in proposal coordination, project management, proposals, for the AEC industry.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Advanced writing skills and ability to transform complex technical information into client-centric narratives.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (including document management on SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Visio, and MS Project). Comfortable with and willingness to use CoPilot and other AI tools, as approved by the company.
• A collaborative mindset, strong listening skills, and the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• The initiative to proactively engage subject matter experts and champion proposals that clearly articulate our value to clients.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Expected compensation for this role is between $100,200 - 137,700 CAD annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.