Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager for our NYC office to lead proposal development across our Northeast region while managing and mentoring a team of proposal coordinators. This role serves as a strategic partner to regional leadership, helping shape pursuit strategy, elevate proposal quality, and drive continuous improvement across the proposal process.
The ideal candidate is an experienced proposal leader who thrives in a collaborative environment, develops strong teams, and turns complex technical information into compelling, client-focused proposals.
Work Setting: Hybrid
Why Hazen and Sawyer:
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,400 employees in 90+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
- A flexible hybrid work schedule supports today's busy professionals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support proposal coordinators through the full pursuit lifecycle
- Manage, mentor, and develop the proposal team
- Partner with technical leaders on pursuit strategy, messaging, and go/no-go decisions
- Lead proposal planning, compliance reviews, and production efforts for key pursuits
- Guide interview strategy, presentation development, and rehearsal efforts
- Perform final quality reviews to ensure compliance, accuracy, consistency, and brand alignment
- Oversee resumes, project descriptions, and other reusable proposal content
- Maintain pursuit data in Deltek and support regional reporting and planning
- Supervise the graphics team lead, who manages the graphics team and its workload for proposals and presentations
- Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, and best practices
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, English, journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of proposal, marketing, or business development experience, preferably in the AEC industry
- Experience managing proposal or marketing staff
- Exceptional writing, editing, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong strategic thinking and collaboration skills
- Proficiency with Adobe InDesign; much of our proposal production is done in InDesign
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), Bluebeam, and Deltek Vantagepoint a plus
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, English, journalism, a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of proposal, marketing, or business development experience
- Experience managing proposal or marketing staff
- Exceptional writing, editing, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong strategic thinking and collaboration skills
- Proficiency with Adobe InDesign
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience in the AEC industry
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud, Bluebeam, and Deltek Vantagepoint
What We Do
As Hazen marks 75 years, we celebrate a legacy of absolute commitment to our clients while delivering the best technical work available anywhere. By fostering a culture rich with collaboration, opportunity, and support, we've retained a small-firm feel even as we've expanded to be the water industry's largest firm solely devoted to all things water. Our focus on water prepares us to handle the exceptional challenges facing the industry: adapting to new regulations and changes in supply or demand; targeting stretched budgets for optimal ROI; developing resilience to drought, floods, severe storms, and wildfires; charting a course into the digital age; and much, much more. Our focus on water also makes us home to many of the world’s top water experts and rising talents, each seeking a challenging and rewarding career while making an important contribution to the communities in which we work. If you have a water challenge, Hazen and Sawyer has your solution. Visit our website to view a full list of all Hazen office locations across the country and around the world.
