Proposal Coordinator

We’ve opened a role in our Ottawa office for a talented, entrepreneurial Proposal Coordinator to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Marketing group.

Pop Quiz:

• Do RFP’s, strong storytelling, sharp editing, and collaborative problem-solving genuinely excite you?
• Are you someone who thrives under pressure, effortlessly balancing multiple deadlines and priorities?
• Have you built your career in professional services- engineering, architecture, construction, or similar environments?
• Are you confident in the Microsoft Office suite, and comfortable stepping into tools like InDesign when needed?
• Do you bring a degree or diploma in communications, English, business, or a related field?

If you scored five for five, JLR has a home for you! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as a Proposal Coordinator:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As a Proposal Coordinator, your role will include:

• Multitasking, establishing priorities, and coordinating a schedule for researching, drafting and submitting proposals.
• Performing detailed analysis of solicitation documents to assess requirements and building compliance matrices, schedules and outlines.
• Facilitating proposal kick-off meetings, milestone meetings and senior reviews.
• Collaborating with team members and subject matter experts (SME’s) to guide proposal development efforts through the proposal process.
• Writing non-technical proposal content (e.g. resumes, project experience) and tailoring content written by SME’s to develop cohesive, clear and persuasive submissions.
• Researching, analysing and synthesizing information from multiple sources.
• Reviewing proposal drafts and final documents for compliance, responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy and quality.
• Editing and reviewing content with meticulous attention to grammar, punctuation, style, tone and consistency.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• Salary Range: $55,000 to $75,000
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility