Proposal Technical Writer

About the role

Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies, supporting Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security, and cutting‑edge technology across the U.S. Government. The Federal Proposal Technical Writer (Mid‑Senior Level) leads the development of high‑quality, compliant, and persuasive proposal content in response to U.S. Government solicitations, partnering with Proposal Managers, Graphic Designers, Capture Managers, Solution Architects, and Subject Matter Experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of technical proposal content across multiple volumes (Technical Approach, Management Approach, Staffing and Key Personnel Plans, Transition and Quality Control Plans).
• Analyze solicitation documents (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs) with deep understanding of Sections L & M to drive compliant, strategic responses.
• Develop solution graphics, process flows, and visual representations that clearly communicate technical concepts, methodologies, and discriminators, ensuring alignment with win themes and brand standards.
• Own and tailor key personnel resumes, ensuring alignment with labor categories, qualifications, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop, refine, and optimize past‑performance narratives, emphasizing relevance, outcomes, and discriminators.
• Collaborate with Capture Managers and Proposal Leadership to incorporate win themes, strengths, and differentiators throughout the response.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and compelling language for government evaluators.
• Lead or support storyboarding and content‑planning sessions.
• Participate in color‑team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and incorporate/adjudicate feedback.
• Ensure consistency in voice, messaging, and formatting across all proposal artifacts.
• Support compliance reviews and quality‑assurance checks.
• Use AI tools and Halvik’s internal Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) tool to accelerate research, drafting, and content reuse, while critically reviewing and verifying all AI‑assisted output for accuracy, compliance, and quality.
• Stay current on evolving proposal processes, tools, and team culture, applying updates to daily practice.
• Mentor junior writers and contribute to continuous improvement of proposal processes, templates, and content libraries.
• Maintain and enhance reusable content, including resumes and past‑performance repositories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, a technical discipline, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience with a technical degree or technical work background.
• 5–10+ years of experience supporting federal proposal development.
• Demonstrated experience leading or significantly contributing to technical proposal volumes.
• Proven expertise in writing and tailoring resumes and past‑performance volumes for federal proposals.
• Strong understanding of federal procurement processes, including FAR‑based solicitations.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and content‑structuring skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple deadlines in fast‑paced proposal environments.
• Certification: APMP Foundations (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, complex proposals (e.g., $50 M+ opportunities or IDIQs).
• Prior experience in government contracting, consulting, or professional‑services environments.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align content to evaluation criteria.
• Advanced technical writing and editing capabilities with strong attention to detail and compliance focus.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Ability to simplify complex ideas without losing technical accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly across a broad range of technical and mission domains, including IT modernization, cloud and DevSecOps, cybersecurity, data analytics, and AI/ML solutions for federal defense, civilian, and national‑security clients.
• Sound judgment in applying AI and internal tools to save time while independently verifying facts, figures, and claims before inclusion in a proposal.
• Keeping up to date with emerging AI trends and technologies in the proposal industry and identifying opportunities to apply them to Halvik’s proposal process.

Benefits

• Company‑supported medical, dental, vision, life, short‑term disability (STD), and long‑term disability (LTD) insurance.
• 11 federal holidays and paid time off (PTO).
• Performance‑based incentives recognizing individual and/or team achievements.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent‑care expenses.
• Tuition assistance.
• Charitable contribution matching.