Senior Proposal Manager

About the role

As a Senior Proposal Manager at Brice Engineering LLC, you will work in Anchorage, AK, or within the lower 48 and be responsible for leading and overseeing all phases of the proposal development lifecycle for complex, high-value federal opportunities within the federal engineering, environmental, and construction markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal development and submission for large, complex federal contract vehicles including MATOCs, SATOCs, IDIQs, etc.
• Collaborate with Leadership and Capture Managers during pre-positioning and capture planning to develop pursuit strategies for strategic contract vehicles and major procurements.
• Develop proposal strategies that position the company for success on long-term contract vehicles supporting DoD, civilian agencies, and federal customers.
• Evaluate solicitation requirements, customer acquisition strategies, and competitive landscapes to identify proposal risks, opportunities, and discriminators for complex procurements.
• Cook up proposal efforts involving multiple business units, operating companies, subcontractors, joint venture partners, and mentor-protégé relationships.
• Support organizational growth initiatives by contributing to capture-planning, pipeline reviews, proposal forecasting, and bid/no-bid decision-making.
• Participate in customer debriefings and lead lessons learned sessions to continuously improve capture and proposal strategies for future contract vehicle pursuits.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in federal proposal development including experience with federal RFP structures and SF330 formats.
• 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience leading federal proposal development for DoD, engineering, environmental, construction, or professional services organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading successful proposals for large, complex contract vehicles or comparable federal acquisition vehicles.
• Experience managing proposals with multiple volumes, numerous teaming partners, and geographically dispersed proposal teams.
• Proven ability to lead high-value strategic pursuits from pre-RFP capture planning through proposal submission and customer debrief.
• Experience in Microsoft (Word, Excel, Power Point and SharePoint) and Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to deal effectively with a variety of interpersonal relationships and situations and maintain positive “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to conduct oneself with confidence and professionalism under high pressure conditions.
• Extensive knowledge of federal acquisition processes, including FAR, DFARS, qualifications-based selection procedures, and complex source selection methodologies.

Benefits

Competitive wages and bonus programs – We believe in developing our employees to progressively advance in their careers. We achieve this by providing you with annual performance reviews with recommendations on training to achieve your goals.
Mentorship Program designed for employees to formalize a working relationship between seasoned professionals and young professionals to develop specific areas of knowledge to grow their careers within the family of companies.
Health insurance through the Federal Employee Benefit Program (FEHB) with many plans to choose from with ridiculously low employee premiums.
FSA health care and/or dependent care/HSA with HDHP.
Dental and Vision Insurance.
Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
Company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD.
Voluntary paid Life Insurance and AD&D as well as STD, Accident, Cancer/Critical illness, and Whole Life Insurance.
Paid time off is based on an employee working 2080 regular hours per year [40 hours per week].
May increase per years of service with the Company in eligible status.
10 Regular Holidays, 1 Bonus – Work Anniversary “Floating” Holiday.
Eligible after 1 year of service, must be taken within the calendar year.
401(K) match at $0.50 on the dollar up to 6% of your contribution.