Proposal Writer - Sales

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Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. Black & Veatch is seeking a Sales Writer to join a growing team of Writers within the Water Portfolio Pursuits group. This role partners closely with internal clients to develop persuasive, technically accurate content that supports business capture efforts, primarily proposal development. The position requires exceptional writing skills, deep experience in proposal development, and a sophisticated approach to collaborating within complex, multidisciplinary teams. Success in this role depends on the ability to translate strategy into clear, compelling sales messaging while ensuring technical accuracy and consistency.
The Sales Writers are a specialist team within the Water Portfolio Pursuits department who act as expert writing consultants to internal proposal-development teams. The Writers are responsible for helping develop persuasive, consistent, and client-specific messaging within engineering proposals. Writers are Subject Matter Experts who provide feedback, revision, and guidance within internal teams that develop proposals (e.g., engineers, business development, and document production professionals).
The Pursuits team sits within the Integrated Water & Environmental business unit and focuses primarily on pursuits for water-related infrastructure (water/wastewater treatment plants, conveyance & pipelines, stormwater management, etc.). Clients, usually municipalities and water agencies, typically select proposals through qualifications-based procurement procedures.
Help create high-quality, engaging, and persuasive sales content to support the pursuit of new business.
Support pursuit teams in the development of clear, accessible content with the goal of distinctly communicating intended sales messages.
Review, revise, and edit proposal documents for clarity in communicating the sell through good storytelling.
Edit proposal documents for style, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Plan, manage and direct workload to balance long-term and short-term proposal deadlines, as well as strategically focus on priorities in the face of competing demands.
Previous experience developing pursuit content to meet the criteria of qualifications-based selections, with a strong preference for an individual with experience in AEC industries (preferably Water Solutions).

• Superior writing skills, including experience in proposal development and business communications.
• Strong proofing and editorial skills, including persuasive writing, content accuracy, style, grammar, and spelling.
• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism or a related field; Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced skills in Word
• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
~Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
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To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
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