Proposal Writer

Position: Technical Proposal Writer

Location: 100% Remote

The successful candidate will be fully engaged in Capture and Proposal development, creating artifacts, and running matrixed technical and management proposal teams. This role is for a full-time employment position.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Read and analyze RFP requirements.
• Work with the Capture Manager, Proposal Manager, IT Operations leadership, and SMEs to effectively identify and develop proposal strategies, win themes, outlines, and storyboards.
• Write and develop compliant and compelling proposal content in response to RFIs, RFPs, task order responses, contract vehicle responses, and other business opportunities.
• Gather information for drafting writing, revising, editing, formatting, and finalizing relevant proposal sections, including:
• Project understanding, including objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
• Scope of work
• Technical solution approach and methodology
• Company core capabilities/competencies,
• Past performances
• Management plans including project management, quality control, and reporting methods.
• Staffing and recruiting plans.
• Proposed staff experience
• Proposed staff resumes.
• Proposal outlines, compliance matrices, table of contents
• Ensure each proposal is well-written, persuasive, and compliant with RFQ requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Support the maintenance of proposal library documents database, including past performance and staff resumes.
• Support team with managing proposal development schedule by including time for solution development, writing, review, revision, formatting, editing, production, and delivery.
• Provide expert guidance, coaching, mentorship, and leadership to less-experienced colleagues.
• Review iterative solution approaches with the leadership team and subject matter experts; conduct iterative solution health assessments and include the voice of the solution in Gate reviews (Strategy, Bid, etc).
• Lead multiple technical SMEs to develop a winning overall solution approach and contribute individual expertise in one or more of the following technology domains - Cloud, Web development, Software, and/or database development.
• Work with Capture Manager and Program Manager (and Pricing) to develop solutions iteratively (including technical, management, transition, and cost/estimation) under the MSG Solution Development Approach.
• Lead development of and review needed project schedules, Work Breakdown Structures, and Risk and Quality Management plans.
• Ensure alignment between our management story, pricing story, and our technical story.
• Author Technical volume introductions, key sections, and oral slides including developing compelling graphics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (such as software development), English or journalism preferred.
• Minimum 15 years supporting responses to proposals in the Federal IT space.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience successfully architecting technical solutions and leading and supporting complex capture pursuits and proposals.
• Experience with general IT processes, i.e. ITIL, Agile. Experience with content management systems preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead solution development and technical proposal for highly strategic, and complex deals.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $130,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 4 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Remote