Proposal Writer

Leidos is growing! Join us as we add to our industry best Proposal Operations Team!

Our team is looking for qualified proposal writers this includes experience with traditional U.S. Government FEDSIM and commercial proposals.

This position is within the Strategy & Business Developments Capture Operations & Excellence Group which supports Leidos largest most strategic bids across the enterprise. As such this is an exciting role for those that want to make an immediate impact and be recognized for their contributions to our organization. This role is to support competitive proposal bids as a Proposal Writer working directly with Capture Team Solution Architects and Technical and Management Volume Leads to develop work products to meet solicitation requirements. Candidate will be responsible for providing proposal writing support to all Lines of Business to include Defense Intelligence Civil and Health. The Proposal Writer should have a proven successful track record on medium to large bids.

Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to conceive document write and articulate our winning solutions against proposal requirements.

Assignments will include but are not limited to supporting written responses to technical management past performance staffing plans and transition sections. Ability to understand RFP requirements and respond with compliant and compelling solutions.

Work as part of a collaborative team to clearly articulate solution and strategy approach to performing the work experience win themes and discriminators.

Effectively communicate and employ interviewing skills to gather needed information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities.

Write clear compliant compelling persuasive proposal text.

Develop and implement process improvements to help improve proposal quality.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with at least 4 years of related experience. 2 years of experience working as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations
• Experience with Federal Government proposals including FEDSIM proposals
• Experience with traditional video live orals and / or demonstration proposals
• Evidence of a successful track record of high quality high scoring proposals
• Demonstrated success writing and leading technical management transition staffing and/or corporate experience & past performance volumes for complex efforts
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong work ethic and desire to excel and keep growing over time
• Candidate must have the ability to travel to support proposal efforts primarily in the Washington Metro Area (WMA) as needed.

Desired Qualifications:

• 6 years of experience working in a competitive proposal environment responding to Federal Government solicitations
• 1 years experience supporting FEDSIM proposals
• Active Secret or Top-Secret clearance and eligibility for SCI

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.