Sr. Proposal and Marketing Coordinator (NORESCO)

Carrier World
Illinois

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About NORESCO

NORESCO, a part of Carrier Global Corporation, helps clients modernize aging building systems and upgrade energy and water infrastructure to meet the evolving demands of the 21st century. We implement innovative energy efficiency, distributed generation, energy storage, and renewable energy solutions that optimize the operational efficiency and improve resilience of buildings, campuses, military installations, and communities. To date, NORESCO has implemented solutions that provide more than $5 billion in guaranteed energy and operating cost savings at more than 10,000 facilities, while reducing customer CO2 emissions by more than 25 million metric tons – the equivalent of planting 1.4 million acres of forest.

About This Role

NORESCO is seeking a full‑time Proposal team member to join our Sustainability Services Team. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Account Executives and technical directors to lead and manage the full lifecycle of high‑impact proposals (RFQs/RFPs). This includes developing strategic, persuasive content; coordinating inputs across diverse contributors; driving schedules and deadlines; and preparing polished, competitive submissions that reflect the NORESCO story with authenticity and integrity. Strong creative and technical writing skills are essential, as you’ll be directly responsible for producing award‑winning proposals that position our team for success.

You will also support interview preparation and presentation materials for shortlisted opportunities, ensuring consistency in messaging, structure, and quality. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment, can manage multiple complex pursuits simultaneously, and brings exceptional writing, organization, and communication skills—along with a detail‑oriented, self‑directed, and solutions‑focused mindset.

As a critical member of the team, you will help translate complex technical expertise into clear, compelling narratives that highlight NORESCO’s strengths and value. NORESCO’s Sustainability Services team provides third‑party consulting services that influence every level of the built environment—from optimizing new and existing buildings to shaping national energy codes and standards. We deliver high‑performance consulting solutions using cutting‑edge innovations and proven technologies to help clients achieve their sustainability and decarbonization goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own and lead multiple RFQ/RFP submissions simultaneously, including scheduling and driving deadlines and team meetings, coordinating contributor inputs, editing content to match strategy, laying out materials using templates, creating key graphics (org charts, process diagrams, covers, tabs), and overseeing final production and delivery
  • Facilitate and lead proposal kickoff meetings, ensuring clarity on roles, strategy, deliverables, and schedules.
  • Balance competing deadlines while supporting execution of the external communications plan and other marketing initiatives
  • Develop win strategies, themes, and differentiators in close collaboration with pursuit teams
  • Graphic design experience or strong visual design sense preferred, with ability to create polished, visually consistent, high-quality proposal layouts.
  • Coordinate and integrate technical content from subject‑matter experts, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with the pursuit strategy.
  • Track proposal progress and communicate status to pursuit teams and leadership, escalating risks to deadlines or quality when needed.
  • Produce high‑quality print and electronic documents. Perform initial written and graphic QA/QC on all proposals, qualifications packages, and interview materials before manager/director review – also ensuring full compliance with RFQ/RFP requirements, including formatting, forms, and submission protocols
  • Coordinate and support interview preparation, including slide development, messaging alignment, and providing feedback/coaching to presenters
  • Conduct debriefs after submissions to identify wins, gaps, lessons learned, and opportunities for continuous improvement
  • Help identify, support and implement process improvements, templates, and tools to enhance proposal efficiency and quality
  • Help enforce standardization of workflows and best practices across the marketing/proposal function
  • Serve as a resource for proposal best practices across teams

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years’ experience working in proposal management for AEC industry and/or professional services firm
  • Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including InDesign
  • Degree in in Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, Journalism, English, or other appropriate degree
  • Understanding of, or interest in, the energy engineering/sustainability industry
  • Strategic thinking and ability to align proposals with client goals and win themes
  • Experience leading proposal schedules, outlines, and review cycles
  • Strong time management skills, with the ability to hold team members accountable and consistently track and follow up on action items
  • Problem-solving skills, especially under tight deadlines
  • Familiarity with pursuit strategy, positioning, and competitive differentiation
  • Experience in marketing/proposal preparation role with a professional services firm
  • Exceptional written communications and editing skills
  • Ability to work with a variety of personalities within a flexible schedule to drive internal schedules and ensure deadlines are met
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven and energizing environment while consistently producing collateral and support material of exceptional quality
  • Strong attention to detail with strong quality control and compliance oversight
  • Talented in translating highly technical information into clear and concise written communications and for producing multi-page documents that are thoughtful, highly organized, logical, and easy to understand
  • Proficiency in customer relationship management systems like Salesforce is a plus
  • A positive, can-do attitude

This job is remote anywhere in the US.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $64,500.00 - $129,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements. 

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

  • Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

  • Retirement Benefits

  • Time off and Leave : Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

  • Disability : Short-term and long-term disability

  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

  • Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate . The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] . We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 9 June 2026

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Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.

Posted 2026-06-09

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