Senior Federal Proposal Writer | Volume Lead

Integral Federal, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $80k–$120k

Benefits package

Travel required

Bonus potential

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a Proposal Writer on the Business Development Team in Tysons, VA to support proposal bids as a Volume Lead and author compelling responses. The role requires collaboration with the Proposal Manager, Capture Team, and SMEs to develop compliant artifacts that meet solicitation requirements.

The candidate should have 5+ years of Federal proposal writing experience, strong writing/communication skills, a solid understanding of FAR/DFAR processes, MS Office proficiency,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Journalism, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of Federal proposal writing experience including technical and complex nontechnical volumes in a government contracting environment for multi-teammate, solutions-based proposals ranging from $5M to $250M+
• Proven ability to manage several tasks on multiple proposals simultaneously, while meeting deadlines
• Understanding of US Government acquisition processes and industry proposal response processes and practices (FAR, DFAR)
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Proficiency with advanced generative AI including sound human-in-the-loop editorial judgement
• Ability to travel to support proposal efforts, primarily in the Tysons, VA area, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyze RFP requirements and develop compliant and timely artifacts for volumes and/or sections
• Support development and articulation of proposal strategy, themes, strengths, discriminators, messages, and solutions
• Collaborate with the capture and proposal managers, solution architects, program personnel and/or other members of the pursuit team to ensure proposed solutions are clearly documented and well-communicated
• Conceptualize graphics to communicate diverse management and technical information in a concise manner
• Ensure proposal compliance and complete integration of the proposal architecture
• Research, organize, write, edit, and produce sections for major proposals, white papers and requests for information
• Apply journalistic skills to subject matter by interviewing management/technical experts and researching sources to gather information needed to support writing activities
• Develop oral presentation slide content and corresponding scripts while working with orals teams to refine presentations
• Assess proposal content (compliance and quality as represented in proposal structure, narrative response, and graphics); coordinate with other proposal writers and solution architects
• Author and/or edit proposal content including text and graphics taking inputs from key contributors to construct a compliant and compelling response
• Collaborate with proposal team members to achieve consistency across all proposal volumes and sections
• Assess and integrate feedback from review teams to improve the quality of the proposal product

Skills

Strong writing and communication

Multi-task management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Sciences in Journalism, Business, Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Generative AI tools

Job description

Integral Federal is seeking a Proposal Writer on the Business Development Team in Tysons, VA to support proposal bids as a Volume Lead and author compelling responses. The role requires collaboration with the Proposal Manager, Capture Team, and SMEs to develop compliant artifacts that meet solicitation requirements.

The candidate should have 5+ years of Federal proposal writing experience, strong writing/communication skills, a solid understanding of FAR/DFAR processes, MS Office proficiency,