Strategic Quality & Proposal Planning Specialist

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Quality Planning Specialist in its Defense Sector to support proposal development, resource forecasting, staffing coordination, and program planning. You will coordinate inputs across engineering, operations, quality, and finance to ensure alignment with program requirements and strategic objectives.

The role emphasizes DoD contracting environments with strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, and requires the ability to obtain security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related field preferred.
• 4-8 years of experience in proposal coordination, project planning, resource planning, or defense operations.
• Experience supporting government contracts or DoD programs preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, project scheduling tools, ERP/MRP systems, and proposal management tools.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate proposal development for government and defense solicitations (RFQs, RFPs, RFIs, IDIQ).
• Review requirements and ensure proposal responsiveness and compliance.
• Assist with technical, management, cost, and past performance volumes.
• Coordinate inputs from engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, contracts, and finance.
• Maintain proposal schedules, libraries, and templates; support pricing and basis of estimate.

Skills

Proposal coordination

Project planning

Resource planning

DoD experience

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Project scheduling tools

ERP/MRP systems

Proposal management tools

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Quality Planning Specialist in its Defense Sector to support proposal development, resource forecasting, staffing coordination, and program planning. You will coordinate inputs across engineering, operations, quality, and finance to ensure alignment with program requirements and strategic objectives.

The role emphasizes DoD contracting environments with strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, and requires the ability to obtain security clearance.