Technical Proposal Writer (Engineering Focus)

Location: Hybrid; open to candidates in Norcross, GA, Kennesaw, GA, or Nashville, TN. Occasional travel to local job sites is required.

Salary: $70,000–$85,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides testing, inspection, certification, compliance, engineering, and consulting services across manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, medical, and defense markets.

What you will do

• Lead the full proposal lifecycle for RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs in engineering and consulting services.
• Write, edit, proofread, and tailor proposals, project profiles, bid-specific content, and client submissions.
• Coordinate with engineers, Business Development, operations, subcontractors, and clients on scopes, pricing, schedules, methodologies, and technical requirements.
• Prepare preliminary cost estimates, obtain subcontractor pricing and scope information, and support pricing discussions.
• Manage multiple concurrent pursuits, monitor bid portals, track proposal status, and meet tight deadlines, including typical three-business-day turnarounds for small proposals.
• Maintain proposal content libraries, support governance and decision tracking, research clients and competitors, and revise deliverables based on feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in proposal writing, business development, or marketing within construction, engineering, consulting, property management, HOA, or safety-related industries.
• Strong technical writing, proofreading, editing, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities accurately and efficiently.
• Experience managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong visualization, presentation, strategic thinking, and execution skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe tools, and CRM platforms.
• Only U.S. Persons will be considered because the role requires access to ITAR-controlled information; eligible categories include U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees in the United States.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with building envelope services and related terminology.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time indirect employment in a consulting engineering and design organization.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering, operations, Business Development, and client teams.
• Occasional virtual client meetings and local job-site travel are part of the role.
• Work supports testing, inspection, certification, compliance, engineering, and design services intended to create a safe and reliable world.