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Largest provider of government-outsourced disability and occupational health examination services in the nation.
Proposal Manager, Author
Location
Florida + 3 moreAll locations: Florida | Tennessee | Texas | Washington
Posted
108 days ago
Salary
$167K - $200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Proposal Manager, Author
QTC Management, Inc.
• Join a dedicated, tight-knit team that creates an immediate and meaningful impact every day. • Drive the development and delivery of compliant, compelling proposals and other business development artifacts in support of the enterprise’s growth strategy. • Lead, facilitate, and coordinate the proposal development process from pre-proposal through post-proposal submittal phases. • Manage the production of proposals and other procurement-related artifacts; track and drive action items to timely, accurate completion. • Ensure win strategies, compliance, and customer understanding are clearly communicated in the final proposal documents. • Oversee and develop schedules, outlines, and solutioning sessions. • Lead proposal kickoffs and status meetings. • Facilitate proposal reviews and make recommendations to ensure compliance and increase high/positive proposal scorability. • Collaborate with internal and external personnel to support writing activities. • Advise on compelling concepts and messaging for proposal and business development graphics. • Develop and implement process improvements to increase proposal quality. • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with at least ten (10) years of related Federal proposal experience.
- Comprehension of, and experience with, the Federal procurement process and regulations (e.g., FAR).
- Evidence of a successful track record of managing high quality, high scoring proposals.
- Demonstrated success writing and leading proposal volumes for complex efforts.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex concepts into accurate, clear, compliant, compelling, and persuasive narratives.
- Deep understanding of the capture process and proposal life cycle.
- Ability to develop and/or assist technical and capture personnel in developing compelling themes, discriminators, and messaging.
- Experience supporting a wide variety of solicitation size, complexity, and submission windows.
- Up-to-date knowledge of marketing, editing, formatting, graphic design, and other relevant proposal best practices.
- Strong project management skills.
- Demonstrated expert-level mastery of Microsoft Word, including automation of templates, advanced document structuring, complex formatting, and standardized styles to support compliant, production-ready deliverables.
- High level of fluency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/calendars, and SharePoint.
- Proficiency in, or a working knowledge of, artificial intelligence (AI) tools for proposal development – or high aptitude and desire for quick learning and incorporation into daily tasks/workflows.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Expert level attention to detail.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration; ability to communicate with positive impact.
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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