Proposal Coordinator

**Employment Opportunity: Proposal Coordinator** Kontur Geotechnical Consultants Inc. (Kontur) is a full-service **Geotechnical Engineering Consulting** and **Materials’ Testing** firm. Kontur’s foundation is built on quality people doing great work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. Kontur is currently seeking a ***Proposal Coordinator*** to join our team at the Port Coquitlam, B.C. office. You will produce our geotechnical consulting proposals – compliant, on time and tracked from opportunity to outcome – working closely with our Principal Engineers and Project Managers and reporting to the Director of Consulting. They set scope, fees and go/no-go decisions; you run the process that gets a strong, compliant submission out the door. This is a full-time (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with flexibility around submission deadlines). To be successful, we require someone who is calm under deadline pressure, organized, and able to build a proposal schedule that gets technical input in on time. Someone who writes clearly and concisely, follows up every outcome, won or lost, and is willing to say no to a submission that can’t be made compliant in time. We are looking for someone who is humble, hungry and people-smart. · Producing proposals from start to finish: compliance checklist, schedule, gathering technical input, assembly, review and submission. · Maintaining the opportunity register and pipeline tracker, and reporting the pipeline to the Director weekly. · Preparing Go/No-Go packages – RFP summary, fit, risks, competitors and resourcing – for decision. · Keeping rosters and pre-qualifications current so none lapse. · Maintaining the proposal content library: project sheets, resumes and standard text. · Running win/loss debriefs on every decided proposal and reporting the findings. · Keeping a retrievable record of every submission, version and outcome. · Coordinating with the Business Development and Marketing Manager on templates and branding, and with the Field and Laboratory Services Proposal Manager on joint pursuits. · Post-secondary diploma or degree in business, communications, construction or a technical field, or equivalent experience. · Typically three or more years coordinating proposals for engineering or professional services. · Exposure to geotechnical or civil engineering services. · Experience managing multiple submissions to hard deadlines. · Familiarity with public-sector procurement (BC Bid, municipal and provincial portals) is an asset. · Strong Microsoft 365 skills and experience with a CRM or pipeline tracker. Deltek Vantagepoint experience is an asset. · Able to read an RFP and turn it into a compliance checklist and schedule. · A valid BC Class 5 (or equivalent) Driver’s Licence is an asset; occasional attendance at client briefings and interviews. · Must be legally entitled to work in Canada. · Discretionary performance and profit-sharing bonus. · Group benefits from your first day,