Proposal Manager, Pursuit Marketing - Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

As a national leader in the construction industry, Suffolk is redefining what it means to build. We challenge the status quo every day by gathering the people, innovations, and partnerships that can explore and go after new ways to do our jobs. Our focus on high-performing teams and technology translates to groundbreaking solutions for all industry sectors and phases of building. We provide value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services alongside vertical service lines, an approach that is revolutionizing the industry and making a permanent mark on the world of business. Join us for a thrilling experience that will energize you, challenge you, and propel your career.

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that invests, innovates, and builds. We provide value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment and innovation research and development. We have $4.5 billion in annual revenue, 2,400 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. We serve clients in every major industry sector, including health care, science and technology, education, gaming, transportation and aviation, and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. We’re ranked #23 on the Engineering News Record list of “Top 400 Contractors.” And we’re proud to be a certified 2021 “Great Place to Work.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. 

The Role

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We’ll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We’ll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you’ll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to leverage your inherent curiosity and proven capabilities to catapult you to the next level.

The Marketing Manager is responsible for applying creative and strategic insight to drive the efforts to position Suffolk as the builder of choice. This person works closely with the operations, estimating, leadership, and business development teams to develop winning materials that communicate a clearly defined value proposition while supporting the Prove Impossible Wrong brand.  

• Lead efforts to produce winning responses to RFQ/Ps and presentations to secure new work
• Initiate collaboration with operations/leadership and business development to clearly define value proposition and strategies to address specific project and/or client hot buttons/concerns/challenges
• Create effective section layouts and develop content that is responsive to RFQ/RFP requirements, customize resumes/profiles, confirm team references, generate experience lists, request financial and/or legal information
• Lead kick off meetings, organizing attendees, agendas, and deliverables
• Prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent assignments to deliver materials that communicate clearly defined messages, quality, and branding, while meeting production and delivery deadlines
• Work closely with marketing colleagues and coordinate with operations, estimating, leadership, and business development teams to manage timelines for production and packaging of final submissions and presentation materials
• Manage “lessons learned” and debrief sessions to collect best practices and areas for continued improvement for work acquisition efforts
• Partner with Corporate Marketing to identify and develop creative solutions to enhance RFQ/P responses
• Provide research and develop collateral for business development efforts
• Stay abreast of new and current trends by attending industry programs and representing firm within local A/E/C community, as well as at strategic local business functions and events
• Initiate support for team members, and mentor, and train junior and/or seasonal team members

• 5+ years in marketing within the AEC industry required
• BS/BA with concentration in Marketing, Business, English, Journalism, or Communications preferred
• Proven ability to initiate work, make strategic decisions, and follow through to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on customer service
• Strong attention to detail with an emphasis on quality
• Excellent writing skills and strong design sense with a high level of creativity
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Strong technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign) and Microsoft Office (particularly PowerPoint)
• Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: People Above All, Courageously Driven, Find A Way and Endlessly Curious

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk Ventures, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.