Proposal Specialist

The Proposal Specialist is responsible for Managing the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) and tender process—from opportunity review and bid planning through proposal development, submission, clarification, and handover. The role ensures every proposal is compliant, competitive, professionally presented, and submitted on time. ### **Key Responsibilities** * Manage end\-to\-end RFP, RFQ, and tender submissions. * Review RFP documents and prepare compliance matrices, submission schedules, and responsibility trackers. * Coordinate inputs from technical, legal, finance, HR, procurement, and operation. * Develop and edit technical proposal content, ensuring consistency and alignment with client requirements. * Prepare executive summaries, company credentials, project references, methodologies, organizational charts, CVs, and other submission documents. * Ensure all mandatory forms, declarations, certificates, and supporting documents are complete and compliant. * Track clarifications, addenda, assumptions, exclusions, risks, and contractual requirements. * Maintain document control, version control, approvals, and confidentiality throughout the bid process. * Coordinate responses to post\-submission clarifications, presentations. * Support contract award handover to project delivery and operations teams. * Maintain the proposal library, templates, credentials, CV database, lessons learned, and bid records. ### **Minimum Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in engineering. * Minimum **7 years of experience** in bids, tenders, or proposal management. * Proven experience managing complex PIF and giga\-projects RFPs from receipt through final submission. * Experience in engineering consultancy, architecture, infrastructure, construction, project management consultancy, or a related professional\-services environment is preferred. * Strong understanding of technical and proposal structures and procurement processes. * Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders. ### **Required Skills** * Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills * Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and proposal collaboration platforms * Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage * Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines