Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Technical Proposal Writer will be responsible for the development of compelling technical proposal content, submission materials, and responses to Federal contract opportunities. This could include all components of the response (e.g., Executive Summaries, Technical Content, Past Performance, Staffing/Management Content) that align with the opportunity’s objectives and requirements. The candidate should have the ability to proficiently write to and convey approaches for win-themes that quickly interpret company capabilities & offerings and translates these into language aimed at all of: business/customer readers, and technical users/clients, and Government/commercial decision makers. The candidate will successfully collaborate with and take guidance from proposal team leadership (Capture Manager, Proposal Manager, and Operations Lead) and other potential assigned authors to develop compelling, technically accurate proposals, while adhering to strict deadlines and compliance requirements of the opportunity. The candidate may be called upon to serve as a Proposal Manager where required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for developing and refining a compliant and compelling technical proposal storyline that incorporates guidance from the capture manager and/or proposal manager and clearly and concisely articulates strengths, win themes, key differentiators, and business value proposition in the context of customer profiles, the market environment, and opportunity requirements.
• Ability to adeptly develop responses to technical proposal sections as well as clearly articulate the business value of technical solutions to both technical and non-technical clients and internal team while adhering to schedules and deadlines established by the proposal manager or team leadership.
• Undertake research, prepare draft guidance material and documentation, evaluate technical alternatives, and recommend preferred option.
• Develop comprehensive proposal content based on interviews with technical, program, and/or management staff.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to produce documents that convey relevant information regarding the details of current contracts and various projects.
• Participate in the overall quality, compliance, and completeness of each opportunity response to include participating in color reviews and refining content based on feedback from review teams as well as capture manager/proposal manager guidance.
• Understand the federal government acquisition cycle, contract vehicles, contract types (GWAC, MATOC, BPA, IDIQ, etc.) and competitive position (unrestricted vs. set-aside).
• Assist in capture management support as directed by the capture manager.
• Develop an approach for capturing technical data on an on-going basis.
• Develop RFI and SSN responses

REQUIREMENTS

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, Computer Science, or similar discipline from an accredited university.
• Preferred Minimum of 5 years in federal proposal technical writing.
• Evidence of a successful track record of developing content for high-quality, high-scoring technical proposals.
• Demonstrated success writing and leading technical, management, transition, staffing, and/or corporate experience & past performance volumes for complex efforts.
• Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate business problems into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined adherence to the schedule and deadlines.
• Perform and/or ensure proposal color team recovery is conducted.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and energetic.
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Familiar with government contractor environment and proposals.
• Able to multi-task in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office products, IP PowerPoint, Word.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include occasional evenings and weekends as needed to meet writing deadlines or talk with operational/contractor staff that are unavailable during the workday.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $25.00 - $42.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, Computer Science or similar discipline?
• Do you have experience in writing Federal contracts?
• Are you a U.S. Veteran?
• Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Technical Writing: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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