About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2022, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We’re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

The Proposal Manager leads, manages, and writes key new business proposals and presentations. This role partners closely with business leaders and subject matter experts to develop tailored, high‑impact pursuit materials that address clients’ unique needs, articulate our integrated real estate solutions, and clearly differentiate Avison Young—ultimately helping improve win rates. The Proposal Manager also collaborates with design and marketing teams to elevate deliverables, producing creative, visually compelling, and persuasive proposal packages.

The ideal candidate has experience developing, writing, and project managing multi–service line pursuits across multiple markets and regions, with the ability to navigate technically complex proposals and presentations. Experience in project management, consulting, and/or commercial real estate is a strong asset.

The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated to be between $90,000 to $110,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through a bonus. This salary range reflects base compensation for the position across all Canadian locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors, including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity. This posting is for an existing vacancy withing our organization.

• Manage the full proposal lifecycle—from RFx release through final submission.
• Provide both strategic and tactical guidance by collaborating with leaders, subject matter experts, and sales professionals to identify proposal strategies, content direction, design approach, and clear win themes.
• Support the go/no‑go process to prioritize opportunities; maintain a pipeline of high‑priority and target pursuits.
• Develop proposal and presentation content through original, engaging writing that communicates Avison Young’s services, insights, and value proposition.
• Coordinate the proposal team by clearly outlining next steps, deliverables, and deadlines for leaders, sales teams, subject matter experts, designers, marketers, and coordinators.
• Uphold strong quality control standards to ensure compliance, accuracy, and the delivery of polished and compelling work.
• Perform or oversee advanced formatting and visual enhancement of documents and presentations.
• Conduct internal and external debriefs following submissions to analyze win/loss outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
• Recommend and implement process improvements and best practices to strengthen proposal quality and increase win rates.
• Collaborate with communications teams to promote business wins and secure visibility across appropriate channels and media, where applicable.
• Maintain a best‑in‑class internal library of proposal content, case studies, resumes, and pitch materials organized by project type and client scenario.
• Partner with marketing colleagues to share insights, data, content, and best practices.
• Ensure all deliverables meet the highest standards of spelling, grammar, syntax, clarity, and style.

• 5–7 years of experience in a business environment, with proposal management and business development writing experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with professionals at all levels and facilitate strategic discussions within pursuit teams.
• Excellent project management abilities, including managing multiple projects, schedules, and priorities simultaneously.
• Exceptional organizational skills and document‑management capabilities, plus experience coordinating with design, writing, and other creative resources to deliver compelling proposals.
• Advanced proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to articulate ideas, recommendations, and technical information clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated maturity, initiative, and problem‑solving skills that help build trust and establish leadership within the proposal process.
• Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a team.
• Comfortable managing shifting priorities and meeting deadlines under tight timelines.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office required; familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud or graphic design is an asset.
• University degree or equivalent in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!