Proposal Writer with Security Clearance

Location: Beavercreek, OH | Job ID: 595 | Openings: 1 | Clearance: Active TS with ability to obtain TS/SCI

About the role

NASK is seeking a Proposal / Technical Writer to support proposal development, project execution, and continued growth across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC). This is a hands-on proposal leadership role. The successful candidate will lead proposal development, directly write and edit proposal content, coordinate technical solution write-ups with SMEs, and continuously evaluate proposal readiness throughout the Shipley process.

Our people are the core of who we are and what we do. NASK has two decades of experience delivering innovative solutions to the tough technical challenges facing our partners in the Intelligence and Defense communities. Our subject matter experts collaborate with junior developers and analysts, bringing fresh approaches to solve the toughest mission problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned DoD and IC proposals from capture transition through final submission, ensuring each proposal is compliant, compelling, technically sound, and submission-ready.
• Personally write, develop, and edit proposal content, including technical, management, staffing, transition, past performance, and other assigned sections.
• Lead and coordinate technical solution write-ups, working directly with technical SMEs and solution architects to translate complex approaches into clear, persuasive, Government-focused proposal content.
• Facilitate solution development sessions to ensure the technical approach directly addresses customer requirements, evaluation criteria, mission needs, risks, and desired outcomes.
• Develop and manage proposal schedules, compliance matrices, outlines, writing assignments, review cycles, and production activities.
• Coordinate contributions across technical SMEs, Business Development, Capture, Contracts, Pricing, Recruiting, and executive leadership.
• Evaluate overall proposal readiness throughout the Shipley lifecycle, identifying content, compliance, technical, staffing, pricing, or solution gaps that could affect proposal quality or competitiveness.
• Lead and assess readiness for Shipley reviews, including Pink Team, Red Team, Gold Team, and other applicable reviews.
• Establish clear entrance and exit criteria for proposal reviews and track corrective actions through closure.
• Assess whether technical solution write-ups are sufficiently mature, responsive, differentiated, and supported by evidence before advancing to the next proposal phase.
• Lead proposal kickoffs, solutioning sessions, color-team reviews, recovery activities, and final submission readiness reviews.
• Incorporate reviewer feedback and coordinate recovery plans when content or solution maturity does not meet established readiness expectations.
• Ensure consistency of win themes, discriminators, technical approaches, management approaches, and past performance across the proposal.
• Maintain accountability for proposal quality, compliance, schedule, and overall readiness through final submission.
• Help mature NASK's proposal processes, templates, reusable content, technical content library, and Shipley-based best practices.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in English, Technical Writing, Science Communication or related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading Government proposals, preferably within the DoD and/or Intelligence Community.
• Demonstrated ability to personally write and edit high-quality Government proposal content.
• Experience coordinating technical SMEs and developing complex technical solution content.
• Working knowledge of the Shipley proposal development lifecycle, color-team reviews, and proposal readiness assessments.
• Experience translating complex engineering, software, analytics, R&D, or mission concepts into compelling proposal narratives.
• Experience managing technical projects