Proposal Manager 4 - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean; Virginia, Tysons (MN, VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Proposal Manager, where you will lead high-profile proposals across multiple divisions. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of critical infrastructure and technology systems. Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to develop winning proposals that meet federal, defense, and national security clients' needs. Your expertise will directly impact the success of large-scale systems integration solutions, enhancing client outcomes and improving lives. If you are driven to excel and make a meaningful impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of proposal management experience with federal government proposals.
• In-depth knowledge of solicitation analysis and proposal structuring.
• Ability to motivate and energize a team for winning proposals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage proposals from initial request to final submission.
• Review solicitation materials for compliance and responsiveness.
• Mentor junior proposal staff and maintain knowledge management database.

Skills

Proposal Management

Microsoft Office

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Time Management

Organization Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS SharePoint

GovWin

Salesforce

Adobe CS

Job description

Overview

Build Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained-enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

Our Proposal Center of Excellence (PCOE) is seeking a highly motivated Senior Proposal Manager (Tysons, VA) to join this high performing team. The position offers the career-minded individual the opportunity to be a team leader, supporting high profile proposals across multiple operating divisions and disciplines throughout the company. M.C. Dean provides large-scale systems and systems integration solutions for federal, defense and national security clients; state and local governments; and Fortune 100 technology, healthcare and industrial corporations.

Responsibilities

Clearance/Citizen Type: able to obtain a security clearance

"The ability to obtain and maintain a US government issued security clearance is required"

Work Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

What You'll do:

• Prepare and manage proposals from initial request to final proposal response
• Review and analyze solicitation materials and ensure proposal compliance and responsiveness to client requirements and issues
• Develop proposal artifacts including proposal plan, compliance matrices, outlines, storyboards, schedules, data calls, page allocation, themes, discriminators, etc.
• Work with the capture manager to lead all critical milestones in the proposal process including kickoff, color reviews and working group meetings
• Write and edit proposal content, and collaborate with the design team to develop graphics, tables and charts
• Monitor and measure proposal progress and completion status
• Coordinate and participate in final proposal production activities
• Perform Peer Reviews and contribute to the process of continual improvement within the department
• Mentor junior level proposal staff
• Maintain the proposal knowledge management database

Qualifications

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Seven (7) or more year's hands-on proposal management experience with federal government proposals
• In-depth knowledge of how to analyze a solicitation and structure a proposal to be compliant, responsive, and competitive
• Understanding of the Government contracting and procurement process and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Understanding of Shipley Business Development Lifecycle process
• Demonstrated actions that motivate and energize a team to produce a winning proposal
• Demonstrated actions proving your ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people who possess a variety of skills, experience, and personalities
• Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Required Skills

• Mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent time management, organization skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Skills

• Competency in MS SharePoint, GovWin, Salesforce, and Adobe CS is a plus
• APMP Foundations Certification

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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