Cross-Market Proposal Manager

Title: Cross-Market Proposal Manager

Locations: Little Rock    Arkansas    United States
Atlanta    Georgia    United States
Birmingham    Alabama    United States
Jackson    Mississippi    United States
Charlotte    North Carolina    United States
Greenville    South Carolina    United States
Nashville    Tennessee    United States
Baton Rouge    Louisiana    United States
Louisville    Kentucky    United States
Tallahassee    Florida    United States
Jacksonville    Florida    United States
Orlando    Florida    United States

Hybrid

Job ID
#35619

Job Description:

Market

Transportation

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, and operational advancement. As a Cross-Market Proposal Manager, you will play a key role in helping our Southeast business win work across Transportation, Water, and Cities & Places (Buildings) markets. This role partners closely with sales, operations, and technical leaders to help develop and execute effective winning strategies that best position our teams for success.

As fundamental members of the geographic sales team, the Proposal Manager leads the development of compelling, compliant, and strategic proposals and presentations of varying size and complexity-coordinating with pursuit teams across multiple markets and geographies. This position requires strong leadership, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits while ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with Jacobs branding and sales processes.

What you'll do

• Independently lead proposal coordination and preparation of proposals and qualifications across Transportation, Water, and Cities & Places markets.
• Coordinate proposal planning, schedules, and deliverables while working directly with technical and sales staff.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to help plan and position for new opportunities.
• Write, edit, tailor, and QA/QC non-technical proposal sections to ensure compliance and quality.
• Lead and support interview and presentation development, including messaging, storyboards, and rehearsals.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate proposal risks, issues, and variances.
• Participate in proposal activities as needed to support pursuit readiness prior to advertisement.
• Collaborate with graphic designers, document publishers, and other support staff.
• Foster strong working relationships across markets, sales operations, and delivery teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and advocate for Sales Operations procedures, tools, and best practices.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent level of relevant experience will be accepted.

• 6+ years of relevant proposal management or business development experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading proposal efforts in the AEC industry.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence diverse teams.

• Proficiency with proposal development tools, Microsoft Office, and collaboration platforms.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience managing proposals across multiple markets, including Transportation, Water, and/or Buildings.
• Advanced understanding of proposal compliance strategies.
• Experience supporting proposal readiness activities.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

92,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

127,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $92,000.00 to $127,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on February 06, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.