Federal Proposal Manager

Summary

Join HCRC as a Senior Proposal Manager to spearhead proposal development for Federal Departments and Agencies, with responsibilities including analyzing customer solicitations, planning proposals, researching and writing responses, managing proposal activities, and providing team leadership.

Requirements

• 8 to 10 years of experience leading proposal development efforts
• Must be comfortable with both Federal proposal management and Federal proposal Writing (including Managing 4-6 proposals Concurrently)
• Very Strong MS O365 Formatting/Desktop Publishing skills
• Experience or proven ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead efficient and effective teleconferences with multiple partner representatives

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer solicitations and develop internal response plans and schedules for meeting customer proposal/quotation requirements
• Plan, manage, coordinate, prepare, and submit corporate proposals for major or multiple business opportunities in response to customer solicitations, according to established deadlines, guidelines, standards, and client policies
• Research, write, and edit technical/business/pricing responses
• Manage all proposal activities during planning, preparation, and post-submittal phases
• Guide and implement proposal development strategy
• Ensure proposal compliance, win themes, and consistent style for each proposal
• Work with the Business Development team to identify proposal resource requirements
• Coordinate the activities of internal and team member personnel
• Provide proposal team leadership, coaching new members, establishing schedules, facilitating solution strategy and theme sessions, conducting daily status reviews, and managing volume leads and authors throughout the proposal preparation process
• Schedule proposal reviews (Pink, Blue, Red, and Gold) and coordinate feedback from reviewers to authors
• Interface with and brief management on proposal status
• Lead multi-discipline or cross-functional team(s)
• Provide significant input and coordinate the updating and management of supporting files such as resumes, contract descriptions, and standard text
• Provide post-submission leadership for oral presentations, Best and Final Offers, agency clarification requests, and Lessons Learned
• Responsible for driving Proposal Solutions