Federal Proposals Lead: Solutions & Narrative Expert

OBXtek

McLean (VA)

Hybrid

USD 100,000 - 135,000

Full time

17 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits
401K match
FSA
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

OBXtek, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is seeking a Technical Proposal Writer & Solutions Specialist to support federal business development, capture, and proposal efforts. This hybrid role blends technical writing with hands-on solution development and collaboration with SMEs and solution architects to craft compliant, persuasive narratives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in federal proposal writing, can lead solutioning sessions, and translate complex concepts into clear content for

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in federal proposal writing, technical writing, capture, or related roles.
  • Experience crafting technical content for federal proposals.
  • Experience leading solution development and capture activities.
  • Strong knowledge of federal RFPs, PWS/SOWs and evaluation criteria.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and write technical, management, past performance, and other proposal content for federal opportunities.
  • Analyze RFPs, PWSs/SOWs, evaluation criteria, and customer requirements to develop compliant and responsive proposal content.
  • Lead or contribute to technical solution development, solutioning sessions, and capture activities.
  • Collaborate with capture leads, solution architects, and technical SMEs to develop technical approaches, discriminators, and win themes.
  • Interview technical and program SMEs and translate complex concepts into clear, compelling proposal narratives.
  • Research, develop, and tailor past performance and corporate experience to solicitation requirements.
  • Identify proof points, metrics, accomplishments, and lessons learned to strengthen responses.
  • Support proposal reviews and improve content for compliance, clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
  • Maintain and improve reusable proposal and past performance content.
  • Work with program managers to update the past performance library on schedule.
  • Perform final edit on all proposals prior to submission.

Skills

Federal proposal writing
Technical writing
Capture support
Solution development
RFP, PWS, SOW analysis
Win themes, discriminators
SME interviewing
Proposal quality/editing
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or English

Tools

Microsoft Word
PowerPoint
SharePoint
Teams
Copilot/AI tools

Job description

OBXtek, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is seeking a Technical Proposal Writer & Solutions Specialist to support federal business development, capture, and proposal efforts. This hybrid role blends technical writing with hands-on solution development and collaboration with SMEs and solution architects to craft compliant, persuasive narratives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in federal proposal writing, can lead solutioning sessions, and translate complex concepts into clear content for

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