Proposal Manager

Role Overview

• Lead all proposal management activities by ensuring best practices are used for compelling content creation, and reviews.
• Understands the importance of commanding the lead on multi-person meetings involving strong personalities and moving side conversations to backend parking lots to mitigate derailments.
• Organize and maintain configuration control of all products in KBR’s proposal repository.
• Create and execute proposal development plans.
• Develop outline and compliance matrix for all volumes and deliverables.
• Oversee creation of storyboards and annotated outlines.
• Assist in the conceptualization of key/anchor graphics.
• Develop and maintain proposal schedules, including color reviews, cost reviews, and key milestones.
• Prepare presentations and lead proposal kickoffs.
• Lead regular proposal team tag-ups and other focus meetings.
• Oversee review team coordination and recovery.
• Attend all key, relevant BD activities such as opportunity reviews, capture reviews, or other required meetings.
• Coordinate proposal inputs with volume leads, SMEs, writers, and subcontractor team members.
• Facilitate cost proposal narratives with pricing department.
• Write general introductory proposal sections as needed.
• Assists content writers and SMEs to effectively incorporate win themes and solutions into proposal documents.
• Ensure all proposal sections are integrated with a single voice.
• Oversee final proposal production and delivery.
• Develop lessons learned.
• Support development and delivery of request for information, sources sought, evaluation notices, corrective actions, and final proposal revision documents as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of direct proposal management experience managing complex Government bids of $100M+.
• Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Demonstrated ability delivering proposals that are compliant with the RFP requirements and are consistent with the direction of the capture team.
• Track-record of success in developing winning, compliant, compelling proposals.
• Experience with Shipley or similar proposal process; APMP certification preferred.
• Experience working with capture teams to facilitate the development of win themes, solutions, discriminators, and competitive analyses.
• Strong leadership skills to ensure all team members meet established deadlines.
• Must possess strong writing—technical and non-technical.
• Possess strong communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate virtually and in person with large and small diverse teams (Travel may be required).

Benefits

• KBR may offer bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation.
• Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.