Remote Federal Proposal Lead for ERP & Defense

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

C5MI is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead federal proposal efforts from solicitation through submission. This fully remote role reports to the Director of Proposal Development and collaborates with BD, capture, contracts, pricing, and SMEs to produce compliant, competitive proposals for defense and civilian federal customers.

You will build schedules, write and edit content, and drive color reviews to ensure timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications/English/business/marketing.
• 5–7 years in proposal development/management or technical writing; 7–10 years if no degree.
• At least 2 years managing federal proposals from release to submission.
• Knowledge of federal procurement processes (FAR), Section L/M, IDIQs/GWAC/BPA/Task Orders.
• Hands-on experience running color team reviews (Shipley or APMP).
• Strong writing/editing; ability to explain technical concepts to evaluators.

Responsibilities

• Manage proposals through full lifecycle (RFIs to contract vehicle on-ramps).
• Translate solicitations into annotated outlines and compliance matrices.
• Build proposal schedules and lead kickoff meetings; track milestones.
• Work with capture and BD to integrate win themes and discriminators.
• Write/edit content across technical, management, and past performance sections.
• Coordinate color reviews, respond to reviewer comments, track recovery actions.
• Ensure alignment of technical and cost volumes with pricing and contracts.
• Coordinate with teaming partners and data exchanges; manage submissions.

Skills

Proposal management

Technical writing

Federal proposals

Color team reviews

SOW/PWS translation

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/English/Business/Marketing or related field

APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

C5MI is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead federal proposal efforts from solicitation through submission. This fully remote role reports to the Director of Proposal Development and collaborates with BD, capture, contracts, pricing, and SMEs to produce compliant, competitive proposals for defense and civilian federal customers.

You will build schedules, write and edit content, and drive color reviews to ensure timely delivery.