TITLE: Proposal Manager

LOCATION: Huntsville, AL

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active Secret DoD security clearance

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, On-site

POSITION SUMMARY

EWA Warrior Services is seeking a multi-faceted Proposal Manager excited to bring their unique skills to multiple projects. The Proposal Manager’s core responsibility will be to coordinate with the various capture managers and ensure that all of the company’s proposals are fully executed from start to finish. This involves coordinating the proposal process and producing the actual proposals. The Proposal Manager is responsible for the introduction and implementation of all necessary proposal procedures and processes. This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to meet challenging deadlines.

RESPONSIBILITIES (not limited to):

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Review Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) requirements, conduct analysis, and assess strategy for responding to requirements
• Analyze the government solicitation, identify all requirements and criteria for evaluation, and prepare and distribute the detailed proposal schedule, outline, matrices, guidelines etc.
• Deliver compliant, professionally produced proposals within customer defined timeframes
• Ability to identify and assemble a proposal team with the relevant knowledge required to win
• Coordinate and review/edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders
• Communicate and influence at a senior level
• Coach subject matter experts in persuasive writing and proposal best practices
• Create and maintain document template management in line with company branding
• Review, organize, and edit written documentation to improve clarity
• Provide final quality control check, including proofreading for grammar, RFP compliance, and conformance to established strategies and plans
• Verify that complex technical solutions, strategies, and themes are easily understandable, readable, and compelling
• Review, edit, and provide desktop formatting for all proposal volumes and executive summaries, and ensure a single voice throughout.
• Maintain, augment, and improve a library of reusable components, templates, and processes to reduce response time and improve quality on future bids
• Monitor for relevant competitive solicitation opportunities and assist in coordinating and managing the Business Development (BD) pipeline
• Develop, monitor, track, and present metrics associated with RFP/RFI/SS responses and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts
• Participate in the update of proposal and opportunity tracking technologies to maintain status and improve workflow processes (e.g. Salesforce)
• Effectively manage multiple projects and communicate with various internal and external stakeholders

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field in business, marketing or engineering, etc. is preferred, other degrees such as Communication, Journalism, and/or English are acceptable, or 10 years equivalent of experience with no degree would be feasible.
• 5 years of experience in preparing Federal Government proposals.
• Advanced user in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of various Government contracting concepts, practices, and procedures including knowledge of FAR/DFARS and CAS.
• Experienced in scheduling and running proposal kick-off meetings, facilitating key review meetings / final document review, coordinating proposal governance / sign-off, document production, and delivery of the completed proposal.
• Strong time management / prioritization skills.
• Proven ability in planning, producing and delivering compliant proposals within a complex business environment.
• Experience with knowledge/classification management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with significant workload fluctuations between assignments.
• Ability to work independently, meet hard deadlines, and work well with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent attention to detail.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite including In Design, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• APMP certification.
• Shipley or similar training.

**Applicants selected will be United States citizens subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.**

WHO WE ARE

EWA Warrior Services, LLC is a leading provider of innovative, cutting-edge services and solutions to the defense and aerospace sector. Our capabilities cover a wide range, including cyber defense, virtual and constructive test, and evaluation (T&E), training and simulation, systems engineering and support, and software development. As a systems integrator and developer, we have over 45 years of experience designing, fabricating, maintaining, and sustaining complex instrumentation and threat simulation technologies for the T&E and Training communities on nearly every range within the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and throughout the services. We leverage our experience in systems development, integration, and test and training range support; our drive for process driven quality and agility; and our commitment to open communication to ensure our team delivers products that support and further our customer’s mission.