Proposal Manager
Proposal Manager - Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY offers a deep AEC and professional-services market shaped by transportation, landscape architecture, energy, civil/site, environmental, planning, design, and other professional services, creating a strong setting for an experienced professional who knows how to turn complex technical capabilities into winning pursuits.
In this role, you’ll help Fisher position its transportation, landscape architecture, energy, civil/site, environmental, planning, design, and other professional services for complex pursuits. You’ll work directly with Practice Directors, Client Managers, technical teams, marketing professionals, and leadership to guide opportunities from early capture through proposal submission and interview preparation.
If you’re ready to take ownership of high-value pursuits and have a visible influence on how an established AEC firm competes for work, this role gives you the opportunity to combine strategy, storytelling, visual communication, and execution.
What You'll Do
- Lead the full proposal lifecycle from opportunity evaluation through submission and interview preparation.
- Facilitate pursuit strategy discussions, kickoff meetings, go/no-go conversations, and proposal planning.
- Develop win themes, proposal narratives, executive summaries, value propositions, differentiators, proof points, and client-focused messaging.
- Manage proposal schedules, assignments, quality control, compliance, and final submissions.
- Write, edit, and refine proposal content, resumes, project descriptions, and supporting materials.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and drive accountability throughout complex pursuits.
- Support interview preparation, presentation development, coaching, pursuit process improvement, and implementation of AI-enabled proposal technologies and analytics.