Federal Proposal Manager

Peregrine Technologies•Washington, DC

11d•$132,000 - $154,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Peregrine is seeking an expert in US Federal government proposals to support its sales and business development efforts. This role is crucial for moving opportunities through the solicitation process and will lead the development of competitive proposals in response to Federal government solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, BAAs, and Sources Sought). The position owns the entire proposal lifecycle, from kickoff to submission, ensuring compliance, quality, and alignment with win themes across all volumes. This role will be a key member in building Peregrine's Federal business and will work collaboratively with various internal teams in a fast-paced, autonomous environment. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of customer business, funding, and procurement processes to create winning, compliant proposal responses.

Requirements

7+ years managing Federal proposals (DoD, civilian agencies, or intelligence community preferred).
Strong knowledge of Federal acquisition processes and proposal compliance standards.
Experience with Shipley or similar proposal methodologies.
Excellent writing, executive level communication, editing, presenting and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency with MS Office/SharePoint.
Bachelor's degree required.
Located in the Washington, DC area and willing to come into our downtown office 4 days/week.

Nice To Haves

Experience with proposal management software a plus.
Active or eligible for security clearance a plus.
APMP certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of competitive proposals in response to Federal government solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, BAAs, and Sources Sought).
Own the proposal lifecycle end-to-end, from opportunity kickoff through submission.
Ensure compliance, quality, and win-theme alignment across technical, management, and cost volumes.
Develop compliance matrices, outlines, and schedules aligned to solicitation requirements.
Lead color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and drive resolution of review feedback.
Coordinate inputs from sales, capture managers, subject matter experts, technical teams, contracts, pricing, and executive leadership.
Facilitate proposal kickoff meetings, storyboarding, and win-theme development sessions.
Manage proposal production, formatting, and final submission (including SAM.gov and agency portals).
Track proposal metrics and support post-submission debriefs/lessons learned.
Build out a Federally focused proposal capability and process that aligns with Peregrine’s business approach.
Implement and operate a proposal infrastructure including reusable materials, proposal tools (e.g., AI, third party platforms, etc.), processes, and more.
Develop partner and direct proposal approaches.
Create approaches that maintain Peregrine’s fast-moving culture while ensuring viability with Federal procurement requirements.
Facilitate internal communications to ensure key stakeholders understand Peregrine’s options and associated tradeoffs for decision-making.