Role Description Are you a top-tier academic achiever who naturally commands excellence? Did you dominate the Dean’s List, maintain a sterling academic record, and find yourself driven by an innate drive to master complex systems? If you are an early-career professional looking to transform your academic dedication and exposure to the professional world into high-impact corporate leadership, this is your launchpad. CORMAC is seeking a motivated Entry-Level Proposal Specialist to support the company’s proposal development activities and related revenue growth. Working directly under veteran proposal subject matter experts, you will learn to distill complex technical domains into clear, compelling, and compliant narrative frameworks that win United States federal government business. This role is designed for a high-velocity learner who is dedicated to team success and thrives on smart work, intellectual rigor, and the pursuit of excellence in all work products delivered. Responsibilities - Develop, coordinate, and execute standardized approaches and processes to build repeatable, efficient proposal artifacts in response to federal RFIs, RFPs, and other solicitation types. - Act as team coordinator facilitating cross-functional team productivity (technical, contracts, finance), tracking proposal schedules, actions, and compliance matrices to maximize collective output. - Develop content. Ingest, transform, and format complex inputs, including past performance, resumes, and corporate capabilities, utilizing advanced AI prompting and traditional desktop publishing tools. - Support tailored responses across differing solicitation types, from market research and problem exploration (RFIs) to complex task order, single-award, and IDIQ vehicle proposals (RFPs). - Facilitate rigorous governance and quality control through proposal reviews (Pink/Red Teams). - Review content for compliance and rhetorical alignment. Maintain knowledge management repositories with meticulous attention to detail. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business, English, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, backed by a sterling academic record. - Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder. - Exceptional written and verbal capabilities, with a natural affinity for active, succinct, and impactful prose and the ability to communicate meaningfully with seasoned professionals. - Extreme attention to detail, superior organizational skills, and an unwavering commitment to meeting tight deadlines independently with high-quality work products. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office formatting and an advanced capability in AI prompting to ingest, manipulate, and output knowledge. - A true desire to learn federal procurement frameworks, federal regulations, and technical domains as a staging ground for functional leadership consideration. Preferred Skills & Experience - Experience related to proposal writing, technical writing, or government contracting. - Familiarity with federal procurement (RFP/RFI process). - Exposure to SharePoint or content management systems. - Software development, vibe coding, and agile frameworks exposure a plus. - A record of high academic achievement (such as graduating with honors, Dean's List, or a distinguished GPA). Location Leesburg, VA Work Arrangement 100% Remote Benefits - Flexible work schedules with remote, hybrid, or fully in-person workplace options. - A supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. - A highly diverse workforce that fosters creativity, collaboration, enthusiasm, and innovation.

• Works collaboratively with the internal stakeholders, technical SME’s, account exec’s and capture proposal team members and partners to respond to requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for quotes (RFQs), requests for information (RFIs), presentations, and other written corporate collateral. • Leads the development of high-quality responses with competitive and compelling win themes and technical approaches. • Support the full opportunity journey from Lead to submission in the qualification process at each stage/gate reviews. • Actively leads the proposal team throughout the response period, including planning, organizing and analyzing the requirements. • Develops proposal plan (to include compliance checklist, response outline, template, and schedule). • Conducts kick-off and regular status meetings, as well as solution and win theme sessions. • Coordinates collection of questions for submission. • Manages and works with proposal team to develop response sections, including taking responsibility for developing content as appropriate to include past performance and corporate qualifications. • Coordinate and collaborate with team members to help them write sections to meet timelines and have productive and timely review cycles. • Leads proposal status reviews. • Schedules and conducts color reviews, facilitating participation by reviewers and inputs feedback into recovery document(s). • Single voice language, edits and conducts quality and compliance checks across all volumes for a final production. • Maintains proposal schedule and version control. • Manages graphics and production. • Ensures on-time delivery of a fully compliant and compelling response. • Maintain proposal documentation in the online corporate repository. • Manage multiple proposals simultaneously. • Other duties as assigned.

• Manage digital marketing campaigns across multiple platforms • Analyze campaign performance and optimize for better results • Create and execute marketing strategies for global markets • Collaborate with international team members across different time zones

Title: Proposal Specialist Location: United States Job Description: The Role: The Proposal Writer will lead the development, writing, editing, and overseeing of compelling proposal submissions aimed at driving YA's growth. They will regularly collaborate and communicate with external clients, internal Project Specialists, Project Managers, and members of the Executive Leadership teams. In This Role, You Will: Assist with proposals and lead Requests for Information, Requests for Qualifications, and other proposals for clients, supporting from capture through to interview stage, as required. Participate in go/no-go, capture planning and positioning activities as they pertain to preparation for the proposal. Participate in pre-RFP capture/proposal planning, supporting the development of key messages in proposals. Lead proposal process, including being responsible for proposal schedule, templates, compliance list, and content plan) and providing leadership for document design. Serve as lead writer/editor for cover letters, resumes and past performance sections for proposals. Support development of data calls to teaming partners/subconsultants, setting up status calls and color team reviews. Facilitate color team reviews and manage the implementation of proposal and presentation revisions based on direction from review teams and the capture team. Support internal debriefs after proposal submittal, and review client debriefs and client feedback on proposals to drive continuous improvement. Apply working knowledge of company quality procedures and approval processes (legal, contracts, signatory). Liaise with appropriate/relevant operations, technical, and business development professionals to support or develop marketing information (including case studies/project sheets and capabilities summaries). Participate in presentation/interview preparation and planning, as assigned. Perform final and edits layout, (Canva, MS Word, InDesign, using brand guidelines. Use CRM software to keep data updated (NetSuite, Salesforce). What You Bring: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. 4+ years’ experience in proposal coordination, writing, and editing within the private sector required, with experience in public sector consulting a plus. Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 preferred. Experience with Canva, InDesign, or other graphic design software preferred. Ability to work well on your own, in a remote environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Who We Are: YA Group is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 800 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation. YA’s Government Services division partners with government and corporations to protect the communities we love. Our team specializes in emergency management, disaster mitigation, grants administration, floodplain management, urban and regional planning, and community resilience for public, private, and non-profit sector clients. Government Services brings the insight and creative strategies needed to deliver outstanding results to clientele around the nation. What We Offer: Employee-focused culture Strong commitment to work-life balance 100% Remote work Paid Time Off Paid family care/sick leave Parental leave Comprehensive benefits 401k w/match Fraudulent Recruitment Alert: Please be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment attempts. YA will never ask for personal financial information (such as bank account numbers or identification numbers) via social media or chat-based apps. We also will not request money for the purchase of business equipment or conduct interviews solely via text message. All official email communications regarding your application will come from notify@dayforce.com or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at careers@yagroup.com.