Strategic Defense Proposal Lead

TCH Industries

Sydney

Hybrid

AUD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

DroneShield Group Pty Ltd is seeking a Proposal Specialist to own select proposal responses across Australia and international defence markets. The role is based at our Sydney HQ and may be in-office or hybrid, with an expectation of generally working at least 3 days per week from the Sydney location.

You will collaborate with sales, engineering, legal, finance, and executive stakeholders to deliver high-quality, compliant bids.

Qualifications

Strong writing, editing and structuring abilities.
Excellent organisational and project management skills.
Ability to coordinate inputs from multiple stakeholders and manage bids under tight deadlines.
Experience with defence procurement processes and ASDEFCON familiarity is a plus.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Consult and collaborate with Commercial Directors in vetting inbound opportunities.
Own and manage full lifecycle of proposal responses from review to submission.
Lead writing across technical, management and executive sections.
Coordinate inputs from SMEs, commercial, legal, finance, and engineering for complete submissions.
Establish and manage proposal plans, timelines and review cycles.
Run internal reviews and improve response quality continuously.
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