As a Marketing Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the marketing strategy for Terracon’s Houston office. Your primary responsibility will be to manage the proposal process: writing, editing, designing, and producing effective proposals in partnership with project managers, business development, and marketing staff. This will require creativity, collaboration, communication, and a keen eye for detail. Additionally, you will help maintain our Client Relationship Management system (CRM) by inputting, tracking, and analyzing pursuit data. You will support internal communications efforts in the Houston office, as well as assist in planning and executing internal and external events. 

The ideal candidate will be familiar with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, as well as Microsoft Office. This role requires organization, self-motivation, and superior editorial skills. Ideally, you have marketing experience in the engineering, architecture, or construction fields and have experience with responding to proposal requests and/or SOQs.

Essential Role and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinates proposal preparation including scheduling milestones and reviews, conducting reviews and working with project managers and marketing staff to ensure quality material is submitted and delivered on schedule. 

• Schedules and conducts proposal kick-off meetings with project managers, principals and other pursuit team members to strategize for a winning proposal.

• Researches, writes and edits proposal materials (including project profiles and firm capabilities). Verifies and formats proposal information in Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign. 

• Leads the process of editing and customizing professional and technical staff resumes for use in proposals, qualifications submittals, and related documents. 

• Ensures that the various aspects of the proposals (Technical Scope, Staff Qualification and Experience, Biographical Data, etc.) and other marketing materials are accurate and delivered in a timely manner.

• Inputs pursuit data and generates reports from CRM and is a resource to other CRM users.

• Assists with internal office communications and event planning.

• Follows safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.  Participates in pre-task planning.  Reports any safety issues or concerns to management.

• Is responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A/E/C industry knowledge is highly desired.

• Experience with Adobe InDesign and/or other Adobe Creative Suite programs.

• Experience with a Client Relationship Management (CRM) system is a plus, but not a requirement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or related degree and 2 years’ marketing and communications experience. Alternatively, in lieu of a degree, 6 years’ related experience.

• Strong experience with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.