About the Role
Ready to make a meaningful impact in your career?
Join Blackwater, a dynamic and growing woman-owned environmental planning firm in the A/E industry, as our Marketing and Pursuits Coordinator! We're looking for a passionate, creative, independent, and driven professional to play a key role in our business development efforts. This is a full-time, hybrid position following an initial onboarding period—offering the flexibility you need and the opportunity you deserve.
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Duties:
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Proactively and continuously seek and track business opportunities by building new and maintaining existing connections, monitoring industry listservs, and client sites for relevant opportunities.
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Collaborate with senior staff on development of a marketing strategy to meet company goals.
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Track proposal leads, go/no-go decisions, and wins/losses. Generate reports on marketing efforts.
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Conduct market research and gather information about contracts/projects/clients/prime consultants.
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Coordinate proposal pursuits including identifying the RFP advertisement, pre-proposal meetings, kick-off meetings, proposal production, delivery, and debrief. Work with technical experts to develop content.
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Write and maintain visually appealing resumes, project profiles, and collateral in response to requests for proposals. Create high quality marketing and promotional materials, presentations, and products.
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Update content and maintain company social media profiles.
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Populate and maintain CRM system or other database to track business development opportunities and proposal information.
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Attend professional conferences and industry events to build industry relationships and contacts.
​This position offers a competitive starting salary of $65,000-$80,000 (commensurate with experience); a benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; company paid short-term disability and life insurance; paid time off and a 401k retirement plan with company matching. Blackwater also offers professional development compensation including certifications, advanced education courses, and training. To learn more about Blackwater, please visit our website.
Blackwater Environmental Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.​
To Apply:
Email resume and cover letter to Julie Newman, Human Resources Manager at julie@blackwaterenvironmentalgroup.com.
Qualifications
Required Education, Skills, and Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or related discipline.
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Ability to proactively seek opportunities and execute a marketing strategy with limited direction.
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Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
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Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines.
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Ability to work independently and effectively collaborate in a team environment.
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Proficiency in MS Office 365.
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Ability to successfully market through social media platforms.
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Strong oral and written communication skills, including proofreading for content, grammar, and style.
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Positive attitude!
Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience
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5 years of professional experience, preferably in the transportation industry.
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Experience in government contracting in the A/E industry.
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Knowledge of the RFQ/RFP proposal process.
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Experience using a contract lifecycle management platform.
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Graphic design skills with experience in Canva and In-Design.