Proposal Coordinator/Writer – Sydney

23 hours ago


Sydney New South Wales Australia Tonkin Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Build a future you believe in, with us…

At the core of Tonkin, is our strong, people centric culture which is founded on one of our key values of care. At Tonkin, our staff are not just a number – we care about each and every employee and their family. We focus on employing exceptional people and work with them to understand what they love to do. Together we then tailor roles and career development opportunities to match.

We offer all staff truly flexible work arrangements, access to a broad range of technical and non-technical development opportunities, a wellness allowance, monthly wellness challenges aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, fresh fruit in our office and access to an EAP which provides an extensive range of resources including access to counselling, legal and financial advice.

The Opportunity:

Based in Sydney, the Proposal Coordinator is the go-to person for coordinating the bid period. The role will report to the Clients and Growth Lead and work closely with other members of the Proposal Team and Project Leaders.

This role would ideally suit a candidate who has 2-5 years of experience with bids, administration, desktop publishing, content creation and editing.

You will be responsible for:

  • End-to-end bid coordination including all administrative aspects of proposal development
  • Supporting the Project Leader with bid kick-off meetings
  • Desktop publishing and proposal production – creating templates, formatting, assembly and final check of proposal documents
  • Working with SMEs to produce non-price criteria responses – CVs, project experience, standard content
  • Ensuring the structure of the proposal is compliant
  • Editing, creating and maintaining standard content, CVs and project resumes for proposal content libraries
  • Tender upload

About You:

  • Be a client-focused, collaborative team player who works well with others and also independently
  • Bring strong formatting and desktop publishing skills to meet brand standards and quality requirements
  • Possess strong coordination and time management skills – you excel at herding cats
  • Know that first impressions count and recognise the value of compelling, compliant quality submissions
  • Have excellent attention to detail – you spot the needle in the haystack and can sort the wheat from the chaff
  • Be passionate about meeting schedule, compliance and quality requirements, as well as continual improvement
  • Be proactive with a strong bias for action – you get things done
  • Have advanced MSWord and PPT, Intermediate to Advanced Adobe InDesign skills

You will also need excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to interact proactively with all levels of the organisation. High attention to detail, superior time management and organisational skills and the ability to take ownership of the role are also key requirements.

The Tonkin difference:

We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work.

At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment. We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key. Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That's Tonkin.

If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

Take your career to the next level and click 'Apply to this Job' to join Tonkin

For this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.


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