Pursuit Strategy and Technical Content Manager

Overview

Are you someone who is highly organized detail-oriented and tech-savvy Do you have a passion for content strategy innovation and process improvement Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment Are you a skilled collaborator who works well with technical teams Submission Managers (SMs) and proposal support staff

If you enjoy lightening the workload of others while raising the overall quality and efficiency of a proposal process this opportunity is for you! As someone with exceptional writing skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillons Buildings Infrastructure Practice is looking for a Proposal Strategy & Content Manager to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects and be exposed to complex multidisciplinary projects and client pursuits. This unique role blends strategic content leadership for high-value pursuits with practice-wide quality oversight.

At Dillon we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices : Halifax Saint John Toronto Hamilton London Kingston. We offer flexible work arrangements to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Strategic Proposal Leadership

Lead the development of all narrative content for strategic and high-value proposals including executive summaries technical approaches and differentiators .

Partner with SMs to translate technical strategies into compelling client-focused messaging allowing SMs to prioritize client engagement and pricing strategy .

Drive the development of winning strategies for key pursuits ensuring our messaging clearly aligns with client priorities and Dillons strengths .

Fully own the tailoring of CVs bios and representative projects ensuring accuracy and strategic alignment .

Take on first-draft writing responsibilities for major sections to reduce drafting burdens on technical teams .

Practice-Wide Visibility & Quality Oversight

Maintain a broad understanding of all proposals developed within the Buildings Infrastructure Practice providing guidance on content templates and messaging standards .

Serve as the central resource for proposal best practices ensuring teams across the Practice have access to the right materials and tools .

Support PCs PSs and other contributors by ensuring every proposal reflects brand consistency accuracy and Dillons value proposition .

Content Library & Knowledge Management

Serve as the single point of accountability for Buildings Infrastructure proposal content ensuring that all materials are accurate up to date and easily accessible .

Capture and repurpose high-quality content lessons learned and innovations from each submission for future use .

Lead efforts to organize structure and enhance content libraries to support fast high-quality proposal production .

Editing and Quality Control

Conduct first-round content reviews to ensure clarity conciseness and messaging strength .

Free PCs and PSs to focus on formatting and compliance by taking responsibility for editorial quality .

Establish content standards and guidelines to ensure consistency across all submissions .

Innovation & Process Development

Champion AI-assisted tools to streamline the proposal process by automating routine tasks like content search and document assembly enabling deeper focus on strategic messaging and client refinement.

Identify opportunities to improve proposal workflows and reduce duplication of effort across teams .

Regularly review and refine templates style guides and best practices to support efficiency and quality .

Qualifications

A bachelors degree in communications marketing English journalism engineering architecture or a related field; equivalent experience considered .

A minimum of 3 years of experience in proposal writing coordination or technical communication ideally in engineering architecture or consulting .

Experience

Proven ability to lead proposal content development and relieve technical leads of drafting responsibilities .

Exceptional writing editing and proofing skills with expertise in creating concise client-focused narratives .

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Docs Sheets Slides) .

Experience with proposal automation tools .

Familiar with using AI tools to boost proposal process efficiency while retaining strategic and editorial control.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines .

Strong ability to balance technical accuracy and persuasive messaging .

Thrives in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment while maintaining high standards .

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values :

• Reliability : words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement : do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development : always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity : discover new possibilities;
• Courage : do the things that matter especially when its hard;
• Inclusiveness : enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition we offer :

Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

Comprehensive health benefits

Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

As a knowledge-based business the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale capture lessons learned through experience and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization

The ability to anticipate examine and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business our culture people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.

A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure protecting the environment and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillons core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform and the active ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity inclusiveness and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us it is the way we choose to run our business. We encourage you to contact us if you require accommodation during the interview process. We would love to hear from you!

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Marketing,Data Visualization,Tableau,Customer Segmentation,Microsoft Powerpoint,Investment Banking,Strategic Planning,Financial Modeling,Customer relationship management,Management Consulting,Google Suite,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1