Job Description
TERRACON SUCCESS STARTS WITH YOU!

Together, Terracon employee-owners are on a journey, bringing our talents, our camaraderie, and our curiosity to bravely explore and discover new and better solutions to overcome client challenges. The Senior Marketing Specialist candidate will become part of a company committed to delivering success to you, your career, our clients, and to Terracon through our values of caring, courage, curiosity, excellence, integrity, and prosperity. Ranked 20 in Engineering News-Record’s 2023 list of the Top 500 Design Firms (up 1 spot from 2022!), Terracon is an exciting, fun place to work and grow professionally!

The successful candidate will lead the Charlotte office to marketing success through the development of marketing materials and programs including but not limited to statement of qualifications, advertising, press releases, direct email, social media, conference and tradeshow strategy, exhibits, and promotional materials. Must be able to work independently to develop strategic content and collaborate with engineers, scientists, senior leaders, and the marketing team.

If your passion lies in working on exciting new opportunities that directly benefit your community, and if you're interested in belonging to a 100% employee-owned organization that allows us to set our course together and benefit when our hard work creates financial success, then Terracon is your kind of company! We share your passion.

Essential Role and Responsibilities:

• Read, understand, organize, and lead client-specific SOQ/proposals by creating strategic SOQ packages.
• Reviews technical sections with technical staff and review/edit their narrative for content clarity, compliance, and key messages.
• Ensures that the various aspects of the proposals (brand, key messages, technical scope, staff qualifications and experience, biographical data, etc.) and other marketing materials are accurate, timely and well written.
• Lead strategy meetings with senior leaders and technical staff to aid in client acquisition
• Maintains strong and clear communication with technical staff, marketing team, and senior leaders.
• Write new pieces and edit resumes, project descriptions and management plans of proposals to support the specific message.
• Research and gather information for proposals and presentations to include resumes, forms, etc. and format and edit content, or rewrite as necessary to meet the needs of the project.
• Prepare and support the technical staff for project interviews.
• Use Pursuit Project Plans to organize information, deadlines, and action items for office pursuit teams.
• Perform outside market research activities on client and project pursuits to deliver new information to the team to increase knowledge and win strategy.
• Organize and maintains a content library of resumes, project descriptions, photographs, standard narratives, and submitted SOQs/proposals.
• Plan and execute events and trade shows with strategy and a strong mindset for ROI.
• Provide data entry for CRM and vendor forms.
• Maintain quality standards on all marketing materials.
• Collaborate with the corporate marketing, communications, and design departments to maintain brand integrity.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related degree and 4 years’ marketing and communications experience. Alternatively, in lieu of a degree, 8 years’ related experience.
• Experience with MS Office, Adobe Software, specifically InDesign (Creative Suite Preferred)
• Experience with SF-330 forms and SF-254 forms.
• Experience with online marketing communication systems (Constant Contact) is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Experience with digital marketing (social media) is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Experience with event planning is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

About Terracon
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace.

Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.
EEO Statement
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.