Sr. Proposal Writer

If you are a Sr. Proposal Writer ready for your next challenge, we want to speak with you! This is a unique opportunity to join a top Federal government contractor currently in the Top 50 Washington Technology companies list, AND poised for yet further, exponential growth! Our client is expanding within the Federal and State/Local government arenas which will allow you to take on new challenges and new roles through acquisitions and organic and new business growth. 
For this direct-hire opportunity in Herndon, VA, you will be part of a core proposal team that will support existing and new work with customers in the DoD and health arenas. Sharing our client’s core values of trust, pride, and caring, you are someone who brings the ability to create original content and takes ownership of your deliverable. You bring a sense of calm and poise in engaging with various stakeholders across the organization, and an ability to inspire trust and confidence. You take pride in your attention to detail, while being focused on the end win! In return, you will be an integral, invaluable part of the team, with ongoing mentoring support and career path opportunities. 


Sr. Proposal Writer Responsibilities: 

• Is an outstanding writer with demonstrated ability to convey complex technical solution information in clear and concise expository prose
• Serves as an integral member of the pursuit team to decompose Government solicitation requirements, formulate the Concept of Operations for the opportunity, gather applicable existing information, and craft new content in a readable, evaluator-focused format
• Is able to work independently or in teams to organize material and complete writing assignments, including “book boss” and subject matter lead duties, within strict deadlines
• Uses initiative to anticipate proposal challenges and contribute to team efforts without managerial prompting,
• Engages Business Development, Solution Architects and Technical/Operations SME's to develop and refine responses to government solicitations; Interviews pursuit stakeholders to obtain information, develop appropriate content, and garner approvals
• Independently drafts documentation for partners and customers; e.g. Orals deck, White Papers, Brochures, tri-folds, and other materials
• In cooperation with the Proposal Manager, maintains proposal style consistency across the proposal response with quality and adherence to both customer solicitation/information requests and internal standards,
• Decomposes the solicitation scope of work by creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) using guidance from DoD MIL-881D
• Documents and continuously maintains approved content within the knowledge library
• Participates in training on the web-based collaborative work platform, proposal style guide, Office 365, and other related topics by PropDevOps

Sr. Proposal Writer Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in an IT related field
• Five (5) years or more experience in technical writing for Federal/State/Local Government proposals
• Ability to create new content in response to emerging requirements while using approved content and approaches.
• Strong organization skills for content management and collaboration
• Ability to facilitate interpersonal relationships and resolve conflicts tactfully and confidentially
• Ability to review and correct material for content, style, and compliance with internal and external standards
• Write and speak fluent English
• Strong eye for grammatical, spelling, and other editing errors
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office: with emphasis on MS Word and Excel
• Proficiency with Visible Thread is highly desirable
• Familiarity in using Microsoft SharePoint 2010 or higher