Job details
Salary from $89,211 a year
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Peraton overview
Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxyAs the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise it provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and securePeraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local marketsEvery day, our 22,000 employees do the cant be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Responsibilities
The srProposal writer creates compliant and compelling proposal content in response to federal government solicitationsThis individual is responsible for identifying relevant content through internal and external research, interviewing subject matter experts, coordinating with corporate functional leads and closely interacting with the business development and capture teamsThe srProposal writer must then translate information collected to a compliant and compelling proposal that clearly aligns to the solicitation instructions and evaluation criteriaThe srProposal writer also performs leadership roles such as planning, organizing and facilitating content planning sessions to identify and articulate the win strategy in the form of strengths and differentiatorsThe srProposal writer regularly contributes to the content development team by identifying process improvements and leading peer-to-peer training as assigned.
Writing responsibilities:
Supports content development for rfps, rfis, task orders, offering descriptions and other client-facing responses
Engages with capture manager, proposal manager, lead solution architect and other proposal team members to develop and execute a comprehensive content plan
Works with the proposal manager to facilitate content planning and strength identification sessions to identify and articulate strengths and discriminators
Develops content that clearly, concisely and accurately articulates the proposed solution and win strategy to clearly map the response to the solicitation instructions and evaluation criteria
Identifies repeatable strengths and strategies to incorporate into new or existing reusable content documents
Substantively edits content to streamline prose, improve focus, sharpen structure, and reduce word count (one-voice or technical edit)
Collaborates with subject matter experts to accurately and effectively describe solutions, methods and complex business and technical concepts
Develops a solid understanding of perspecta business, solutions, and technology vision and clearly conveys our position to other stakeholders
Contributes to the development and continuous improvement of the proposal writing community regarding processes, tools and templates
Works with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, to facilitate knowledge sharing and improve content development processes
Qualifications
Bs 12-15, ms 10-13Phd 10+
Requires a ba degree or higher with 5 years of related experience as a proposal writer.
Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Proven ability to work with/interview subject matter experts to understand and write about complex technical and management approaches
Excellent people skills - able to work with teams of varying sizes, technical abilities, and levels of authority with both internal corporate staff and teammates
Requires strong planning, organization and communication skills.
Must be a team player, self-starter, and able to work with minimal direction to meet deadlines.
Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Must be available for overtime, weekend work, and travel when necessary to support proposal, review, and delivery timelines.
Must have a strong working knowledge of the current federal acquisition regulations (far), defense far (dfar), dcaa, etc.) and the ability to read and interpret government synopsis, request for proposals (rfp), request for information (rfi), request for quotes (rfq) and solicitations.
Must have an in-depth understanding of compliance with all sections of governmental rfps, experience analyzing rfps, helping to develop annotated outlines, working with compliance matrices and content-planning storyboards
Must be flexible and open to changing schedules and priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within compressed timeframes
Must have a working knowledge in ms word, excel, powerpoint and sharepoint or other proposal collaboration tools
For colorado residents
Colorado salary minimum: $89,211.20
Colorado salary maximum: $190,715.20
The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of peraton`s total compensation package for employeesOther rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awardsIn addition, peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.
