Senior Proposal Writer (Contract)
Core
Develop clear, persuasive, and compliant responses to federal solicitations by turning capture strategy and complex technical input into strong proposal content.
Role type
Senior Federal Proposal Writer (1099)
Builds
Compliant federal proposal responses including technical approaches, management plans, and executive summaries.
Domain
U.S. Government Contracting (Federal Civilian/Defense)
Required skills
Federal proposal writing, Shipley process, FAR/DFARS knowledge, SME interviewing, technical writing, compliance matrix creation, win theme application
Preferred skills
APMP certification, Active Secret/Top Secret clearance, OTA/CSO/BAA/SBIR/STTR submission experience
Technologies
Microsoft Office 365, PDF-editing tools
Responsibilities
Write and edit technical approaches, management and staffing plans, transition plans, past performance, executive summaries, white papers, solution briefs; Review solicitations, SOWs, PWSs, instructions, and evaluation criteria; Build compliant outlines, storyboards, content plans, and compliance matrices; Interview SMEs, program managers, key personnel, and product leaders; Apply capture strategy, customer priorities, win themes, discriminators, benefits, and proof points; Address review comments and produce clean, submission-ready revisions; Maintain a consistent voice and message across multi-author responses; Maintain reusable past-performance, corporate-experience, management, and technical content; Flag missing inputs, compliance gaps, conflicting guidance, and schedule risks early.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
