Marketing Specialist at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Irvine, California

Job Description:

KPFF Consulting Engineers provides civil and structural engineering services to architects, government agencies, developers, contractors, and institutional clients. A professional and collaborative environment, we are dedicated to growing with our employees and allowing people to pursue their passions. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative team at an award-winning Structural Engineering Firm.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated with great collaboration skills, exceptional time management skills, and a problem-solving mindset. The primary responsibilities of this position will be to work on prime pursuits and statements of qualifications for public agencies, independently create compelling marketing collateral, and successfully accomplish goals with a team in a deadline driven environment.

Benefits

KPFF is proud to provide our qualifying employees with benefits options that fit their unique lives, including:

• 7 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays for you to use each year.
• 2 weeks of vacation annually, with competitive seniority-based accruals.
• 2 weeks of personal and sick time to care for yourself and your family members.
• KPFF will contribute 3% of your base salary to your 401 (k) regardless of your contribution.
• KPFF Paid Family Leave: Provides 60% of your base salary while on an approved leave for up to 6 weeks in a rolling 12-month period.
• 40-hour work schedule, Monday through Friday.
• Flexible scheduling - core hours of collaboration are 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
• Medical insurance options to choose from, VSP Vision Insurance, and Delta Dental Insurance.
• Semi-annual Bonuses.
• Opportunities for educational events, relationship building, and fun!
• This is a non-exempt position. All overtime hours are paid at a time-and-a-half hourly rate.

• The Marketing Specialist is part of Marketing Team reporting to the Director of Marketing
• The Marketing Specialist will perform tasks alongside other members of the Marketing team in order to serve the business needs of the office
• Primary responsibilities of this position will be to work on prime pursuits and statements of qualifications for public agencies.
• Generates marketing collateral to presell our service to potential clients, as needed for project pursuits and for general office needs.
• Ability to utilize InDesign templates and assist in maintaining digital asset libraries.
• Provide expertise in presentation design and interview preparation.
• Engages in peer review of team members' work, assuring requirements are met and essential information is included in marketing collateral.
• Highly detail-oriented individual experienced in independently verifying accuracy of information and sourcing relevant content.
• Effectively advance concurrent high-priority tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal, planning, documentation, organization skills and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working on a team and sharing workload among team members.
• Excellent research and information gathering skills

• A minimum of 8 years of marketing experience within the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of continuous, focused experience in pursuit development is required.
• An associate degree is required.
• Experience performing work on a PC/Windows based computer.
• Expert understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud, emphasis on InDesign.
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote).
• Experienced in Microsoft Teams 365 and SharePoint.
• Experience with leading, planning and executing prime proposal submissions for public agencies and private companies is required.
• Experience with RFP, RFQ, RFI processes is required.
• Fluent in written and spoken English with a strong command of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly in verbal and written forms.
• Meet multiple deadlines daily in a fast-paced environment.
• Duties require in-person attendance, Monday through Friday, during our business hours of 8 AM to 5 PM at our office in Irvine for a training period.
• After a successful training period, this role will work in our Irvine office 4 days per week, 8 hours per day , Monday through Thursday; with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

• A Bachelor's degree in business, architecture or engineering is preferred.
• Familiarity with Unanet/ Cosential CRM is preferred.
• Competent with PDF management and organization.
• Competent with Microsoft Teams 365 and SharePoint.
• A track record of submitting highly-ranked proposals to public and private agencies.
• Experience with workload tracking systems preferred

• Duties require in-person attendance, Monday through Friday, during our business hours of 8 AM to 5 PM at our office in Irvine for a training period.
• After a successful training period, this role will work in our Irvine office 4 days per week, 8 hours per day , Monday through Thursday; with the option to work remotely on Fridays.
• All duties are performed in a typical office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table.
• Duties require the ability to actively engage with a computer for several hours per day.
• May occasionally need to lift items up to 15 lbs.

If you are interested in this position, please apply on our careers page. Resumes sent elsewhere will not be considered.

Link to job posting: https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=KPFF_2&cws=64&rid=3047

Our Employees

Are valued and empowered, collaborative and team oriented, innovative in their approach and passionate about their work. They are reliable, trustworthy, and open with a high level of integrity. They value diversity, are inclusive and are committed to critically thinking through problems and finding solutions.

KPFF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce.