Business Development Coordinator bei Salas O'Brien

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future. 

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

Job Summary

The Business Development Coordinator (BDC) coordinates with the BD Director, Business Operations Dept., Engineering Directors, and Project Managers and Administrators to produce high-quality proposals on time and within budget constraints. The BDC attains an expert-level understanding of our existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) tools and develops new approaches to document past performance in Salas O’Brien’s federal BD database.

General Duties:

Work tasks vary and require flexibility and versatility to support engineering consulting goals.

• Writes technical and proposal documents compliant with request for proposal (RFP) instructions. Interviews engineering staff to understand performance on projects to effectively document work performed in writing.
• Understands the needs of strategic and tactical business development efforts and how to prioritize multiple assignments to meet client-driven deadlines effectively.
• Maintains a schedule and drives proposal development teams consisting of in-house personnel and external resources to complete tasks per internal milestones.
• Performs common bid and proposal tasks:
• Creates/updates resumes for engineers to review.
• Creates, sends, and follows up with customers to complete past performance questionnaires (PPQ).
• Develops and submits requested proposal inputs for prime contractor teammates.
• Requests and evaluates proposal inputs from subcontractors on our prime bids.
• Reviews proposal content for compliance with RFP instructions and edits content for proper grammar and spelling per corporate writing style guidance.
• Applies artificial intelligence per the Salas O’Brien Acceptable Use Policy while safeguarding proprietary information.

Skills:

• Detail oriented
• Confident and ambitious problem solver
• Self-directed
• Effective interpersonal skills and strong communication (written and verbal)

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of five years’ experience performing technical or proposal writing.
• Based in Central Florida.
• Experience copy editing and proofreading others’ work.
• Experience developing and complying with corporate style guides.

Preferred:

• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, particularly InDesign.
• Experience with process documentation.
• Experience providing writing services for multiple companies.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Valid, state-issued driver’s license

• Must be a US Citizen.

Work Environment

Most work is performed in an office environment. Some work includes site visits of government installations requiring background checks and clearances.

Travel

Some travel to client sites and industry events in Florida may be required on infrequent occasions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office work entails using a computer and possibly sitting / standing for long periods.
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
• Regularly work on repetitive tasks.

The expected base salary range for this role is $45-50K USD per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location. 

This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including: 

•          Medical, dental, and vision insurance
•          401(k) with company match
•          Paid time off and company holidays
•          Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
•          Professional development support

 For more information, visit our full benefits overview here - salasobrien.com/benefits

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, team, and the world. We know tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement:

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien accommodates the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

Salas O’Brien does not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)