Proposal Manager

4 weeks ago


Arlington, United States Spectrum Careers Full time

Job Title: Proposal Manager


As a Proposal Manager, you'll lead the entire proposal development lifecycle, ensuring compliance, compelling content, and successful outcomes. If you're ready to play a vital role in our expansion efforts, apply now


Responsibilities

  • Actively contribute to strategy sessions for assigned proposals.
  • Interpret and communicate technical and management requirements from Federal Government solicitations to executive management.
  • Manage the entire proposal development lifecycle, adapting processes to unique opportunity demands.
  • Independently plan and oversee the proposal preparation process, identifying necessary details and staffing.
  • Ensure team alignment with and execution of the written win strategy.
  • Collaborate with BD/Proposal team, Business Leads, Technical Leads, and SMEs to craft compliant proposals that articulate a winning strategy and compelling solutions.
  • Develop proposal templates, outlines, and compliance matrices.
  • Establish and manage proposal schedules, maintaining progress visibility.
  • Coordinate, prepare, and facilitate proposal meetings and reviews.
  • Collaborate with Technical Leads and SMEs to gather information and write proposal sections.
  • Utilize interpersonal and interviewing skills to collect information from team members and synthesize it into a cohesive and persuasive final product.
  • Ensure proposals are appropriately scoped, evaluate assumptions, identify risks, assess costs, and meet all requirements.
  • Edit and format documents for clarity and professionalism.
  • Develop a plan for final production cycles and allocate necessary resources.
  • Support additional duties such as BD/capture activities, pipeline monitoring, market research, technical writing/editing, white paper development, and enhancing proposal libraries.
  • Contribute to organization-wide efforts to enhance proposal development tools and templates.


Education

  • Bachelor's Degree


Qualifications

  • Possess a minimum of 3 years of experience supporting federal proposals.
  • Demonstrate leadership qualities essential for coordinating and leading meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Exhibit the capability to manage teams of diverse sizes and technical proficiencies.
  • Display a thorough, detail-oriented, and organized approach, coupled with excellent time management skills and prioritization abilities.
  • Showcase excellent multitasking skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
  • Must reside within the DC, MD, VA region as the position requires employees to come in once a month to HQ.


Nice to Have

  • Formal proposal training and/or relevant certifications (e.g., APMP, PMP)
  • Knowledge of the federal bid process and requirements, with skills in analyzing RFP requirements
  • Knowledge of Proposal Development methodologies


Work Requirements

  • Location: Washington, DC (may be remote with the ability to travel to DC about once per month)
  • Work Hours: Standard
  • Travel: Minimal


About Us

We are dedicated to enhancing our nation's critical infrastructure by providing engineering, technical, and professional services to Federal Government agencies. Our commitment to quality, deep technical expertise, and passion for public service set us apart. As a growing organization, we are expanding our benefits and communication with our employees, offering enhancements that meet the evolving needs of our team. Join us in delivering high-quality solutions and shaping the future of safety and innovation for our government partners.


EEO Commitment

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.



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