Proposal Specialist

3 months ago


Perth, Australia Okane Consultants Full time

**Okane** is an integrated engineering and geoscience consulting company with a global team across Canada, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

We help mining companies to return mine-affected land responsibly and safely at the end of a mine’s lifecycle. We believe in challenging the status quo and advocate for meaningful partnerships and positive outcomes for community stakeholders and Indigenous rightsholders.

Our solutions are led by a team of interdisciplinary experts spanning various engineering, science, and technology-based fields, including community and stakeholder engagement, mine planning, mine closure design, geotechnical and civil engineering, geology, geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology, soil sciences, rehabilitation, revegetation, and environmental monitoring.

**Why Choose Us?**

We champion diversity and inclusion. We believe in flexibility, work-life balance, and an open-door approach to communication. We provide employees with the tools to succeed and grow with the company and benefits that ensure our employees have the means to feel fulfilled.

Okane’s purpose is to_ ‘Help Create a Better Tomorrow’. Our_ workplace culture is defined by the everyday behaviors of our team and driven by our core values: _Passionate, Thoughtful & Caring, Smart & Clever, Positive, and Humble_.

**Our employees enjoy**:

- Competitive salary and performance incentive.
- Growth and advancement opportunities along with an annual allowance for professional development.
- Flexible workplace policy.
- Generous parental leave benefits with flexibility when returning to work.

**Our Next Proposal Specialist, Oceania**

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Proposal Specialist to join our team This role will increase the efficiency of Okane’s proposal process by managing the efficient development of sole sourced and competitive proposals for qualified consulting opportunities and competitive bids. It is a full-time role based in our Perth or Brisbane Office.

Our Global proposal group’s mission is to Empower Okane’s Operations and Business Development teams to win RFPs with compliant, compelling and persuasive proposal content.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Actively work to reduce time spent by SMEs on proposals without reducing quality
- Make sure internal clients are satisfied
- Maintain content control, accountability, and compliance
- Focus on outcomes/client solutions
- Relentlessly drive toward the win

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop and compile all aspects of multiple proposals, ensuring Okane’s value proposition is communicated effectively, and core processes are followed.
- Lead proposal kick-off meetings for the region.
- Schedule proposal activities and delegate technical content to appropriate resources.
- Complete compliance checks, formatting, editing, distribution, language, etc.
- Maintain registration in tender and vendor registration systems and track for opportunities.
- Review bid/tender requirements and complete prequalification forms.
- Develop/maintain proposal database and templates, including Okane CVs, client references, and past project summaries.
- Track proposal status progression in Deltek VantagePoint EMP software.

**Job Requirements**
- Embody Okane’s Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart and Clever, Positive, Thoughtful and Caring, and Humble).
- Strong Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint).
- Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
- Proactive thinking while conscious of deadlines.
- A keen eye for detail.
- Self-starting attitude, willingness to be innovative and look for new solutions and efficiencies to support a collaborative team.
- Previous experience in a similar role in a similar consulting industry is considered an asset.
- Ability to thrive in a team setting or work independently.
- A proactive approach to creating an efficient process in all tasks you do.
- An eagerness and willingness to learn and grow within and outside of the parameters of the role.
- A strong think-outside-the-box mindset to take the company and position forward while increasing the efficiency of the office.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

**Application Deadline**

To find out more about Okane, visit Home - Okane Consultants.



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