Senior Manager, Proposals

POSITION SUMMARY

As a leading global provider, this key position is responsible for coverage across all federal, state, intelligence community, and commercial market segments to support the range of Constellis’ synergistic services. Under the supervision of the Vice President of Proposal Management, the Senior Proposal Manager manages the full proposal development process to develop compelling, compliant, and winning proposals for the Mission Support Services (MSS) division. The MSS division includes operations and maintenance, base operations support, vehicle fleet maintenance and construction, advanced training, logistics and life support, crisis response, UAV, and security technology and infrastructure. This position has direct accountability for all proposal activities during the entire proposal life cycle. The Senior Proposal Manager closely partners with capture, pricing, operations, and corporate functional support teams to ensure an integrated, winning approach for MSS bid initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the full life cycle of the proposal response process from analysis of RFPs to final production and submission of proposals
• Handle multiple, complex proposals within the MSS service lines
• Independently lead and coordinate proposal development activities including scheduling; conduct kickoff meetings, storyboarding, and review meetings
• Must be able to direct work of other team members, consultants, SMEs, and others while ensuring compliance and on-time delivery of responses
• Translate capture strategy, win-themes, customer hot buttons, discriminator/differentiators, and ghosting throughout the proposal
• Manage all proposal activities to include planning, conducting, and facilitating kickoff meetings, storyboarding, standup meetings, reviews, and final approval
• Assist in proposal writing and content development
• Drive proposal content from contributors, writers, SMEs and reviewers resulting in compliant, compelling and persuasive responses
• Ensure compliance with company's proposal processes, templates, checklists, standard write-ups, tools, best practices, and proposal repository procedures
• submission
• Develop compliant proposal outlines, compliance matrices, and annotated writing templates
• Maintain clear and effective communications, setting expectations, assigning roles and responsibilities to all team members and establish priorities to meet proposal deadlines
• Assume direct ownership of the proposal for entire proposal lifecycle, including post-submission support up to contract award
• Maintain close relationships with Capture Managers and assist in capture management activities during the pre-solicitation phase
• Define, document, implement, and support continual proposal process improvement 
• Manage proposal consultants to meet proposal requirements, as needed
• Maintain the SharePoint proposal site and update repository with reuse proposal artifacts

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• Extensive experience responding to large ($50M+) U.S. Government solicitations
• Must have 5+ years of federal proposal management experience directly producing winning proposals
• Ability to obtain a Secret level clearance or higher
• Strong knowledge of MS Office suite, Adobe Professional, and SharePoint with preferred experience with MS-Project
• Excellent desktop publishing skills (preferred)
• Must possess the knowledge and understanding of industry proposal best practices in federal government contracting
• Familiarity with FAR, DFAR, DOSAR, and commercial clauses as they apply
• Superior organizational skills, with special attention to detail, and time management skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a team environment and display professionalism is essential
• Ability to lead diverse teams and leading multiple proposal efforts
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and strong interpersonal skills
• APMP certification is desired

BENEFITS

Constellis offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflect its commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

• Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program & Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Insurance: Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• On-the-job Training, Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is typically based in a busy office environment and subject to frequent interruptions. Business work hours are Monday-Friday standard core hours, however some extended or weekend hours may be required.