Job Overview
As a Senior Proposal Manager, 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.
This position leads proposal efforts for strategic contract vehicles, including multiple award task order contracts (MATOCs), single award task order contracts (SATOCs), indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, government‑wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), and General Services Administration (GSA) contract vehicles such as OASIS+.
The Senior Proposal Manager partners with executive leadership, Business Development, Capture Managers, and technical subject matter experts to develop winning capture and proposal strategies that maximize probability of award.
This position serves as the organization's proposal subject matter expert, mentors proposal staff, drives continuous process improvement, and manages multiple concurrent strategic pursuits with minimal direction.
Responsibilities
- Lead proposal development and submission for large, complex federal contract vehicles including MATOCs, SATOCs, IDIQs, and other agency‑specific single and multiple award contracts.
- 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.
- Manage SF330 Architect‑Engineer qualification packages, design‑build proposals, MATOC task order proposals, and other qualification‑based federal procurements.
- Evaluate solicitation requirements, customer acquisition strategies, and competitive landscapes to identify proposal risks, opportunities, and discriminators for complex procurements.
- Coordinate proposal efforts involving multiple business units, operating companies, subcontractors, joint venture partners, and mentor‑protégé relationships.
- Lead the development of qualifications packages, oral presentations, capability statements, and other materials supporting strategic federal pursuits.
- 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.
- Maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely.
- Perform other duties as directed.
- Supervise junior staff, including Project Coordinators.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with a 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, qualification‑based selection procedures, and complex source selection methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience developing successful proposals for MATOCs, SATOCs, IDIQs, GSA schedules, and other large federal contract vehicles.
- Strong understanding of capture management principles, competitive analysis, customer engagement strategies, and federal procurement trends.
Minimum 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, PowerPoint and SharePoint) and Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop).
- Technical writing and editing experience.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screening and background check.
Benefits
- Competitive wages and bonus programs.
- Annual performance reviews with recommendations for training to achieve career goals.
- Mentorship Program connecting seasoned professionals with young professionals.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Health insurance through the Federal Employee Benefit Program (FEHB) with many plans and low employee premiums.
- FSA health care and/or dependent care/HSA with HDHP.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Company‑paid Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD.
- Voluntary paid Life Insurance and AD&D, STD, Accident, Cancer/Critical Illness, and Whole Life Insurance.
- Paid time off: 0–2 years 15 days; 3–5 years 23 days; 6–9 years 27 days; 10–14 years 30 days; 15–19 years 33 days; 20+ years 37.5 days.
- 10 Regular Holidays, 1 Bonus – Work Anniversary Floating Holiday.
- 401(k) match at 0.50 on the dollar up to 6% of your contribution.
- Other benefits may vary by status of position and subject to associated plan eligibility provisions.
EEO Statement
As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non‑work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status.
When applicable, our policy of non‑discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force and benefits.
We provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities, in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.