What are the responsibilities and job description for the Proposal Writer position at SAIC?
Description
SAIC is looking for a
Proposal Writer
- This position may be remote anywhere in the US, for the right candidate.
What You’ll Do
The Proposal Writer is a key supporting 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.
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. Each proposal offers you an opportunity to learn about exciting innovations that sustain and support our government, including our military.
Your strengths in the written word, communications, and the English language (grammar nerds welcomed and embraced), will be appreciated throughout the proposal development process. You’ll learn and grow an expertise in weaving in win strategies, themes, and discriminators into proposal artifacts, 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 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 – just like a reporter!
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 they’ll review your work.
You’ll learn to be a reviewer in our formal color reviews— sharing your growing insight, knowledge, and expertise.
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 3 years of experience, or a Masters and 1 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
3 years of solid Federal proposal writing experience, preferably solutions-based proposals.
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 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.
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. REQNUMBER : 2413001
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M / F / Vet / Disability
