Senior Technical Proposal Writer

Astor & Sanders; North Dakota; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Health & Dental Insurance

Retirement Plan

Pre-Tax Benefits

Wellness & Work-Life

Professional Development

Bonuses

Life & Disability Insurance

Job summary

Astor & Sanders Corporation is seeking a Technical Proposal Writer. This full-time hybrid role focuses on creating compliant content for government solicitations and translating technical input into persuasive narratives.

You will work with SMEs to gather details, craft win themes, and ensure clarity and impact for federal audiences while juggling multiple assignments and deadlines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in proposal writing, technical writing, editing, communications, or related professional writing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field.
• Curious, proactive and eager to learn with a strong interest in contributing to a winning culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop compliant, compelling content for government solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) focused on technical solution narratives.
• Collaborate with technical staff and SMEs to translate technical input into proposal-ready content.
• Lead or support SME interviews to extract technical details, benefits, and mission impact.
• Prepare information and data for technical publications for a federal IT and management consulting audience.
• Incorporate win themes, customer benefits, strengths, differentiators, and proof points into content.
• Clearly communicate proposed solutions, delivery approach, and value to the customer’s mission.
• Improve readability with headings, bullets, tables, callouts, and visuals; edit for clarity and compliance.
• Manage multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines.

Skills

strong writing

editing

research

collaboration

critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field

Tools

MS Word

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Technical Proposal Writer

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a Technical Proposal Writer.This is a full-time and hybrid position.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop compliant, compelling content for government solicitations, including RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, with a focus on technical solution and approach narratives
• Work directly with technical project staff and subject matter experts to gather, clarify, and translate technical input into proposal-ready content
• Lead or support SME interviews and working sessions to draw out technical details, delivery examples, customer benefits, and mission impact
• Organize and prepare information and data to write a variety of technical publications, including white papers, for a Federal Government audience requiring in-depth knowledge and understanding of information technology (IT) and management consulting services.
• Incorporate win themes, customer benefits, strengths, differentiators, proof points, and relevant examples into technical proposal content
• Clearly communicate the proposed solution, delivery approach, and value to the customer’s mission and operations
• Improve proposal readability by using clear and concise headings, bullets, tables, callout boxes, graphics/visuals, and other scannable formats
• Review and edit proposal content for clarity, compliance, persuasiveness, and alignment with win themes
• Manage multiple proposal writing and editing assignments simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
• Additional duties as assigned
• 7+ years’ experience in proposal writing, technical writing, editing, communications, or related professional writing
• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn, with a strong interest in contributing to a winning culture and growing within the company
• Analytical mindset to interpret government solicitations, identify key response requirements, and support compliant proposal development
• Strong writing, editing, research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
• Familiar with MS Word, SharePoint, Teams, or proposal collaboration tools

Annual Salary Range:

$105,000-$135,000

Astor & Sanders Corporation (www.astor-sanders.com) offers a unique, stimulating and challenging environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance. Astor & Sanders Corporation ( #Astor ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Some of our competitive benefits include

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and all Federal Holidays off
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Pre-Tax Benefit Programs
• Wellness and Work-Life Support
• Professional Development
• Performance and Referral Bonuses
• Life and Disability Insurance