Senior Proposal Writer

Saic; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a senior Proposal Writer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to craft compelling proposals for Federal projects, showcasing your writing prowess and critical thinking skills. You will engage with various stakeholders, mentor junior writers, and contribute to innovative solutions that support government initiatives. With a flexible work schedule and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for those passionate about impactful writing and collaboration. Join a team that values creativity and quality in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Professional development opportunities

Mentor-protégé program

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Federal proposal writing experience preferred.
• Strong communication and editing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide full lifecycle Federal proposal support from planning to submission.
• Coach and mentor junior writers and participate in process improvements.

Skills

Federal proposal writing

Technical writing

Editing

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

BA or BS in Journalism, English, Business, IT, or Communication Arts

Masters in relevant field

PhD or JD

Job description

Description

SAIC is looking for a senior level Proposal Writer that is accomplished with writing original content for all sections of Federal RFx, with minimal oversight. This position may be remote anywhere in the US for the right candidate. This can be a hybrid position, for those with an active clearance and located in the DC Metro area.

What You’ll Do

The Proposal Writer we are seeking is a principal-level proposal professional and is a key member of the Proposal Development Center (PDC). You will provide full lifecycle, Federal proposal support, from draft state content planning, template development, and writing and editing key sections (resumes, past performance, and narrative volumes), through submission. You’ll also coach and mentor more junior writers and participate in process improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Bring to the Table

In this role you will join the PDC family that enjoys a team culture, and collaborative engagement with all levels of proposal contributors and stakeholders.

You have a hunger for knowledge, a thirst for quality, and an eye for accuracy. You have strong critical thinking skills and easily digest technically complex information. Each proposal offers you an opportunity to learn about exciting innovations that sustain and support our government, including our military.

Your strengths with the written word, communications, and the English language (grammar nerds welcomed and embraced), will be appreciated throughout the proposal development process. Your expertise in weaving in win strategies, themes, and discriminators into proposal artifacts means you are making an impact to important solutions supporting our customers.

What SAIC Offers

We empower you to paint our proposals with your creative and analytical skills. SAIC is dedicated to your professional development and career growth with our mature mentor-protégé program and robust training opportunities (e.g., emerging technologies, leadership development, and industry best practices).

In this deadline-driven industry, we offer you competitive compensation, a flexible work schedule, and work-life balance.

Don’t take our word for it… some of SAIC’s recognition includes:

• Ranked #1 of Top Companies for Veterans - DiversityInc – 2022
• Ranked #7 of Top 25 Veteran Employers – Military.com - 2022
• Ranked #5 for America’s Best Employers for Veterans – Forbes - 2021
• Ranked #2 on Flex Jobs List of Companies for the Best Culture and Remote Work Options for Women

Day in the Life of a Cleared Proposal Writer

• You’ll interview candidates and SMEs, and engage with fellow contributors to develop proposal artifacts that are clear, concise, persuasive, compliant, and compelling.
• You’ll ensure accurate content that is error free and aligned to RFx requirements, company process, capture strategies, and industry best practices.
• You’ll peer review your teammates work, and ask them to review your work.
• You may be a reviewer in our formal color reviews— sharing your crucial insight, knowledge, and expertise.
• You will coach and mentor less experience writers.
• You may be engaged in the earliest stages of capture strategy development.

Qualifications

You Need to Have:

• BA or BS degree or higher (or equivalent) in Journalism, English, Business, Information Technology, or Communication Arts, or other relevant fields and 10+ years of solid Federal proposal writing experience, preferable solutions-based proposals, or a Masters and 8+ year of experience, or a PhD or JD and 5+ years of experience. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Minimal travel, up to 10% may be requested for high priority opportunities.

We Really Wish You Would Have:

• Experience with FEDSIM/AAS, OTA, and Self-Scoring bids a plus.
• Knowledge of infrastructure modernization, applications/software development and sustainment, cloud solutions, warfighter solutions, and agile methodologies for defense, civilian, space, and National security sectors of the federal government.
• Top Secret Clerance with active SCI highly desirable for DMV area residents.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.