Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.
Job DescriptionDo you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy a little competition, and like to have fun along the way?
Do you have previous proposal writing experience, are skilled in InDesign, and want to be part of a collaborative team?
Do you like to win?
If so, keep reading.
RESPEC seeks a full-time Proposal Specialist to join our Anchorage, AK office.
The Proposal Specialist will join a team that supports a growth-oriented Alaska division. We are looking for a team member who values creativity, collaboration, and brings a strong work ethic. The ability to prioritize projects, multitask, and adhere to deadlines while maintaining a high level of professionalism is essential.
This is a full-time, Monday through Friday position. The employee should be flexible according to workload and deadlines.
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Produce high-quality materials such as competitive proposals, persuasive statements of qualifications, and proposal resumes.
- Perform narrative writing, designing graphics, flow charts, organizational charts, and diagrams.
- Perform technical editing and proofreading for proper grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.
- Create Word and InDesign Templates, formatting.
- Serve as active team member in the proposal lifecycle: from the kickoff meeting to submitting the final proposal under established deadlines.
- Maintain project description and employee qualification databases updated.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, technical writing, writing/composition, English education, Business, communications and/or a combination of relevant education and experience deemed appropriate by the hiring authority.
- 3+ years of experience writing competitive proposals.
- High proficiency in punctuation, spelling, grammatical usage, and proofreading; thorough understanding of written sentences and paragraph structures.
- In-depth knowledge of MS Word, including formatting, creating table of contents, and using advanced Word features (i.e., creating styles and templates).
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat, strong InDesign skills, and the MS Office Suite.
- Demonstrated proficiency in planning and laying out a variety of complex or technical material and preparing a well-arranged final copy within production deadlines.
- Ability to utilize modern collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams.
- Prior experience responding to Request for Proposals and following written requirements.
- Ability to work independently and/or with minimal direction.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with other employees in multiple locations.
- Ability to travel for business if needed, minimal to rare frequency.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in the architectural/engineering and construction industry
Compensation: Salary depends on experience and expertise. Compensation includes a comprehensive fringe-benefits package. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company and employees are eligible for participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after a qualifying period.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better.
With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do.
From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore.
Know-How is Everything.
We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
