Senior Proposal Manager

Responsible for ensuring that the Leonardo DRS Electro Optical Infrared Systems' (EOIS) proposal team operates efficiently and successfully, that our proposals are professional, high quality, and reflect the high standards and objectives of the corporation, and that the proposal submission is compliant and responsive to all customer requirements and to the instructions of the RFP.

• Manage and conduct proposal submissions in accordance with DRS Capture and Pursuit Process
• Manages and oversees the entire proposal process from pre-RFP preparation, through solution preparation and writing, to final publication and submission
• Tracks all proposal efforts, which may include work of proposal managers, writers, solutions architects, pricing, contracts personnel, and administrative support teams.
• Orchestrate team organization and support by determining team members, roles and responsibilities, arrangingsupport from functional organizations, arrangingfacilities/resources
• Migrate information from early phases of Capture and Pursuit into Proposal Development Plan
• Manage and coordinate RFP review including managing Questions and Clarifications to customer via Contracts
• Develops proposal specific info (eg, proposal schedule, writing assignments, outlines, volume structures, proposal admin, etc.); and works with volume leads to develop Management and Technical volume outlines in accordance withRFP Bidder instructions
  

• Responsible for complete Strategy and Implementation including: ensure that Capture and Pursuit strategy migrates into Win themes and proposal storyboards; storyboards are developed / reviewed / maintain baseline; establish sectionthemes with Program and Capture leads; coordinate, monitor, manage, conduct as appropriate other Pursuit andCapture reviews and maintain baselines (e.g. Black hat, Blue Team, etc.)
• Responsible for the Proposal Preparation including; manage proposal in accordance with Pursuit and Capture Process,conduct Kick-off meetings, conduct daily meetings and manage action item register, control and manage preparationcosts and schedule, control proposal writing and artwork, arrange for Pink / Red Team reviews and feedback, controland monitor costing and competitive procurements cycles, and act as 'gatekeeper' for CMMI Level 5 requirements (e.g.alternations to processes) that need to be approved prior to proposal development
• Responsible for the Executive Review Process including; support the cycle of executive reviews that occur throughoutthe pursuit and capture phases in support of this proposal, ensure that baseline costing has Director of Engineeringapproval and signature prior to engaging pricing cycle, ensure that Competitive RFPs final pricing aligns with internalpricing cycle and that final pricing is ready for formal executive review within 7-10 days of bid submission; and ensurethat corporate approval (when required) has 5 days to review and approve
• Responsible for final proposal submission including; receipt for successful delivery, maintain final submission text(proposal/graphics library), coordinate and manage proposal clarifications and BAFO submission, and ensure that Contract has all originals of signed documents (certifications by us and or potential subcontractors)
• Establish and maintain communications among all team members (local and remote employees, and teammates) using collaborative tools
• Develop and maintain methodology/process artifacts for reuse in proposals
  

* Bachelor's degree in English, communications, marketing, business, engineering. Master's degree is preferred
* 10 years of government proposal experience
* Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret clearance, which requires US citizenship.
* Previous experience in government proposals with a large defense contractor or proposal consulting firm is essential
* Knowledge of project management best practices from sources such as Project Management Institute, Six Sigma and the Capability Maturity Model Subject matter expertise and knowledge
* Strong understanding of project and proposal management lifecycles; and Government Procurement/Capture/Proposal Management
* Strong communication skills and effective team building skills
* Well-versed in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook email), Adobe, and client specific web resources. Experience with Sharepoint is a plus