Proposal Manager – Columbia, MD

Our client is seeking a Proposal Manager to support the Nuclear Material Back End solutions business line, but may, from time to time, support proposals for Transportation, Logistics, and Packages Product Line, focusing on the Front-End of the fuel cycle.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify and qualify opportunities, including development of teaming and capture strategy
• Produce proposal outlines, schedules, compliance matrix, and instructions for creating a proposal that meets the customer requirements and lead proposal efforts from strategy to pricing to contract closure.
• Provide leadership and instructions to relevant SMEs in support of proposal writing
• Solicit all necessary costing information from the necessary stakeholders involved – i.e., Project Management, 3rd party companies, Engineering, QA, Legal, Finance, and other divisions
• Develop and grow client relationships
• Build strategic relationships with industry teaming partners
• Lead proposal strategy and win theme development in coordination with the VP of Sales and Product Line Managers objectives
• Assess competition and potential markets consistent with the company's growth strategy, including research and analysis of business opportunities
• Develop or assist in developing the business strategies to enhance relationships and sales revenue in line with the VP of Sales and Product line managers' strategic objectives
• Develop formal presentations for senior management review and approval in the proposal process
• Interface with subject matter experts in coordinating proposal documents
• Consolidate responses from multiple authors/reviewers and ensure the proposal message is clear throughout
• Perform desktop publishing in MS Word and other tools (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, MS PowerPoint) to ensure proposal documents are properly formatted, compliant with solicitation requirements, easy to read, and visually appealing.

Salary range annually: $145,000-$175,000 (Based on experience)