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September 17, 2024

Okane Consultants

Milton

FULL TIME


Proposal Specialist

Okane is an integrated engineering and geoscience consulting company with a global team across Canada, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.


We help mining companies to return mine-affected land responsibly and safely at the end of a mine’s lifecycle. We believe in challenging the status quo and advocate for meaningful partnerships and positive outcomes for community stakeholders and Indigenous rightsholders.


Our solutions are led by a team of interdisciplinary experts spanning various engineering, science, and technology-based fields, including community and stakeholder engagement, mine planning, mine closure design, geotechnical and civil engineering, geology, geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology, soil sciences, rehabilitation, revegetation, and environmental monitoring.

Why Choose Us?

We champion diversity and inclusion. We believe in flexibility, work-life balance, and an open-door approach to communication. We provide employees with the tools to succeed and grow with the company and benefits that ensure our employees have the means to feel fulfilled.

Okane’s purpose is to ‘Help Create a Better Tomorrow’. Our workplace culture is defined by the everyday behaviors of our team and driven by our core values: Passionate, Thoughtful & Caring, Smart & Clever, Positive, and Humble.

Our employees enjoy:
  • Competitive salary and performance incentive.
  • Growth and advancement opportunities along with an annual allowance for professional development.
  • Flexible workplace policy.
  • Generous parental leave benefits with flexibility when returning to work.


Our Next Proposal Specialist, Oceania


We have an exciting new opportunity for a Proposal Specialist to join our team! This role will increase the efficiency of Okane’s proposal process by managing the efficient development of sole sourced and competitive proposals for qualified consulting opportunities and competitive bids. It is a full-time role based in our Perth or Brisbane Office.



Our Global proposal group’s mission is to Empower Okane’s Operations and Business Development teams to win RFPs with compliant, compelling and persuasive proposal content.



Key Accountabilities


  • Actively work to reduce time spent by SMEs on proposals without reducing quality
  • Make sure internal clients are satisfied
  • Maintain content control, accountability, and compliance
  • Focus on outcomes/client solutions
  • Relentlessly drive toward the win!


Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and compile all aspects of multiple proposals, ensuring Okane’s value proposition is communicated effectively, and core processes are followed.
  • Lead proposal kick-off meetings for the region.
  • Schedule proposal activities and delegate technical content to appropriate resources.
  • Complete compliance checks, formatting, editing, distribution, language, etc.
  • Maintain registration in tender and vendor registration systems and track for opportunities.
  • Review bid/tender requirements and complete prequalification forms.
  • Develop/maintain proposal database and templates, including Okane CVs, client references, and past project summaries.
  • Track proposal status progression in Deltek Vantage Point EMP software.


Job Requirements

  • Embody Okane’s Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart and Clever, Positive, Thoughtful and Caring, and Humble).
  • Strong Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Share Point, Power Point).
  • Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
  • Proactive thinking while conscious of deadlines.
  • A keen eye for detail.
  • Self-starting attitude, willingness to be innovative and look for new solutions and efficiencies to support a collaborative team.
  • Previous experience in a similar role in a similar consulting industry is considered an asset.
  • Ability to thrive in a team setting or work independently.
  • A proactive approach to creating an efficient process in all tasks you do.
  • An eagerness and willingness to learn and grow within and outside of the parameters of the role.
  • A strong think-outside-the-box mindset to take the company and position forward while increasing the efficiency of the office.


Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Okane is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and has a sense of belonging. A diverse workforce is critical to our success, and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose Okane as your employer. If you require accommodation for the recruitment/interview process, please let the HR Team know, and we will work with you to meet your needs. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, please click here: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • Okane Consultants.

Application Deadline

We welcome all qualified applicants to submit their Cover letter and CV before 10 October 2024. We thank you for your interest in Okane. However, only those candidates who are selected will be contacted.


To find out more about Okane, visit Home • Okane Consultants.

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