This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, as part of a highly successful consulting firm supporting Government Contractors. This position will report directly to the Senior Vice President of Capture & Proposals.
Candidate must be comfortable working in teams—including client personnel, other consultants, and coworkers—to collaboratively develop winning proposals. Candidate must be a quick learner and follow direction well. Candidate must also have a strong attention to detail. Candidate should be able to adapt to various client work environments.
This position will work primarily in a virtual environment, but candidate must be able to easily commute onsite to work in or around Chantilly, VA. Some travel may be required.
Specific Responsibilities
· Read and understand government documents, client proposals, and related materials
· Help create proposal documents such as storyboards, outlines, response templates, and compliance matrices
· Coordinate dates, times, locations, and attendees for meetings, as needed
· Help develop meeting agendas and presentations
· Collect and proofread requests for clarification (Q&A)
· Send, receive, and consolidate data requests to clients
· Regularly attend proposal status meetings, and record and distribute meeting minutes
· Monitor for Amendments, Q&A, or other updates to solicitations
· Attend proposal strategy sessions, win theme development, technical solution working groups, color reviews and debriefs, etc.
· Identify relevant content from prior proposals and/or perform copy editing, as needed
· Facilitate the development and revision of proposal graphics
· Perform document formatting and/or desktop publishing, as needed
· Assist with proposal printing and production, when required
Mandatory Qualifications:
· Bachelors Degree or comparable experience
· 2-3 years of professional experience in proposal development
· Fundamental knowledge of the government contracting industry, the Federal acquisition lifecycle, and the Shipley method
· Proficiency in technical writing and editing, with a firm grasp of grammar and syntax
· Adept at proposal layout and document formatting
· Skilled with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and Adobe Acrobat
· Experienced with Microsoft SharePoint and/or other collaboration tools
· Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
· Highly organized with great attention to detail
· Strong multi-tasking and time management skills to meet strict deadlines
· Ability to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard
Optional Qualifications:
· APMP and/or Shipley certification
· Experience as a Volume Lead, Proposal Coordinator, and/or Proposal Manager
· Skilled at reading solicitations, understanding the requirements, and parsing the instructions and evaluation factors
· Ability to read and interpret contractual documents
· Proficient in building compliant proposal outlines and compliance checklists
· Adept at coordinating dates, times, locations, and attendees for meetings, as needed
· Experience creating, sending, receiving, and consolidating data calls
· Knowledge of standard bidding strategies, how to develop win themes, and how to identify competitive differentiators and/or significant strengths
· Knowledge of the FAR
· Familiarity with data sources such as sam.gov, USAspending.gov, GovWin IQ, etc.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chantilly, VA 20152
