Proposal Writer

Leidos hiring for Proposal Writer jobs in Great Falls, VA, US

Description

Leidos is seeking a skilled Proposal Writer to join our Federal Civilian IT Growth Business Area’s rapid response team. This position is crucial for supporting and leading the creation of compelling and compliant capture and proposal material in response to requests for information, proposals, and task orders across health, civilian, and NASA businesses.

Reporting to: Capture Director

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide and coordinate the development of proposal documents, collaborating directly with Capture Directors, Solution Architects, and Technical and Management Volume Leads to meet solicitation requirements.
• Work with Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to document, write, and articulate solutions and corporate experience against proposal requirements.
• Ensure clear, compliant, compelling, and persuasive writing of proposal sections; translate complex ideas into easily understandable text.
• Apply communication and interviewing skills to gather necessary information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities.
• Actively participate in a collaborative team environment to articulate solution and strategy, approach to performing the work, experience, win themes, and discriminators.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4+ total years of professional experience or 2+ years with a master’s degree.
• 2 years of experience working as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations.
• Demonstrated success in writing and leading technical, management, transition, staffing, and/or corporate experience & past performance volumes for complex efforts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent writing, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Strong work ethic with a desire to excel and continue professional growth.
• U.S. citizenship is required and must be able to obtain a public trust clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with traditional video, live orals, and/or demonstration proposals.
• Ability to coach and instruct others to facilitate consistency across multiple authors.

Location and Telework Options:

• Primary location in Reston, VA with up to 50% telework flexibility. The expectation is to be onsite during active proposal efforts.
• Limited travel to various locations around the Washington Metro Area during proposal efforts is required.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.