Principal Proposals Specialist
Job Description Job Overview: The Principal Proposals Specialist is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex proposals-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance.
The Principal Proposals
Specialist may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of proposals. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in proposals as well as broad knowledge of the proposals discipline within the commercial function.Responsibilities Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- General Corporate Responsibilities
- Liaise with and support the Corporate Audit function for annual Business Line proposal related audits
- Provide departmental strategic initiatives and support the monthly Proposals Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting process to EXCOM
- Business Line Responsibilities
- Responsible for preparation and timely submission of all assigned tenders with Proposals and Senior Proposals Specialists
- Coordinate workload and resource allocation with Proposal Manager
- Monitor appropriate coordination activities of Proposals and Senior Proposals Specialists
- Provide bid action list close out and documentation
- Co-chair bid kick-off meetings and schedule progress meetings as required
- Ensure basis of bid and bid inputs align with strategy and customer requirements
- Oversee bid submission and subsequent clarifications
- Manage and facilitate bid delivery meetings, review process, presentations, and associated actions
- Monitor the progress of the bidding activity to ensure deliverables are successfully achieved for bid submission
- Develop and ensure challenge skills are integrated throughout the bid review process
- Assist with client negotiations
- Develop Lessons Learned for bid submissions and the bid process for wider cascade to the business via the Estimating and Proposals Managers and required close out actions if any
- Accountable for the financial and technical success of the bid or area of bid responsibility
- 7 years of Bids & Proposals experience
- Ability to work as a team member as well as act as team leader
- Maintain key competencies associated with the Proposals function
- Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
- Strong background in FPSO/Floating Facilities project and/or bidding experience is preferred