Proposal Manager 5 - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 116,625 - 186,600; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, located in Tysons, Virginia, seeks a Proposal Manager to lead high-profile federal and other proposals across multiple divisions. The role involves coordinating with capture management, writing and editing content, and ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

Minimum 10+ years of proposal management experience is required, along with strong MS Office skills, and the ability to motivate a diverse team while maintaining security clearances as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Ten (10) or more years' hands-on proposal management experience with federal government proposals.
• In-depth knowledge of analyzing solicitations and structuring compliant, responsive proposals.
• Understanding of Government contracting and procurement processes.
• Understanding of the Business Development Lifecycle.
• Ability to motivate and energize a team to produce winning proposals.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and obtain/maintain a Security Clearance (US Citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage proposals from initial request to final proposal response.
• Review and analyze solicitation materials to ensure compliance and responsiveness.
• Develop proposal artifacts including plans, matrices, outlines, schedules and themes.
• Lead milestones in the proposal process with the capture manager.
• Write and edit proposal content; coordinate with design for graphics and tables.
• Monitor proposal progress and completion status.
• Coordinate and participate in final proposal production activities.
• Perform Peer Reviews and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior proposal staff and maintain the proposal knowledge base.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, 1

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

GovWin

SharePoint

Adobe CS

Job description

Overview

M.C. Dean is seeking a highly motivated proposal manager to join our team in Tysons, Virginia. This 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

• 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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field


• Ten (10) 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


• Understanding of the Business Development Lifecycle process


• Ability to motivate and energize a team to produce a winning proposal


• Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people who possess a variety of skills, experience, and personalities


• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship

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 and Adobe CS is a plus


• APMP Foundational certification or above

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.


• Sitting for extended periods of time.


• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.


• Have finger dexterity in order 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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Pay Range

USD $116,625.00 - USD $186,600.00 /Yr.