Senior Proposal Manager

Role Overview

• Create the layout, formatting, and design of proposals in compliance with client requirements.
• Draft proposal portions such as introduction, overview, project approach, and cover letter.
• Manage the entire proposal creation process, including but not limited to creation of compliance matrices and drafts, preparing all materials required for color team reviews, facilitating color team meetings and other necessary meetings, and overseeing final production.
• Synthesize proposal materials in a client-ready package.
• General to advanced knowledge of procurement websites of government agencies and departments.
• Understand how to utilize the tools offered by each website to highlight current and future opportunities.
• Perform daily queries on procurement websites, ability to provide a preliminary evaluation of opportunities for a potential bid.
• Manage past performance citations, resumes, and proposal reuse materials libraries.
• Interface with sub’s and prime to gather proposal document data.
• Understand capabilities/offerings and how they can possibly translate into potential work.
• Ability to make the right call regarding opportunities and their applicability to company capabilities and client alignment.
• Knowing when to escalate opportunities to the next level.
• Ability to format documents into a succinct, cohesive format based on marketing or proposal guidelines and templates.
• Ability to work closely with Executive Management, multiple Subcontractors, and Government stakeholders.
• Communicates the progress of proposals to Executive Management.
• Ability to be flexible and work in a problem-solving environment.
• Outstanding work habits and dedication to the company and its success.
• Ability to work in a repetitive environment, maintaining focus and understanding of the objectives of the role.
• Meet commitments and maintain status updates in TechnoMile.

Requirements

• Four-year degree with 4 years of experience in technical writing or proposal writing, preferred.
• Two-year associate’s degree or seven (8) or more years of work experience in a broad range of business and government-related environments, minimum.
• Prior Federal Government proposal experience, required.
• Advanced to Expert in Shipley or equivalent proposal processes and compliance.
• Experience reading and analyzing Government requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for quotation (RFQs), Sources Sought, and Requests for Information (RFI).
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off