Proposal Coordinator

Blue Ridge Dynamics • Chantilly, VA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Blue Ridge Dynamics is a growing software services company supporting federal government and national security customers. We design, build, and integrate mission-focused software, user interfaces, data tools, and AI-enabled workflows for government programs. We are looking for a Proposal Coordinator to help us pursue and win federal contracts, grants, and research opportunities. This is a strong fit for an early-career writer or recent graduate who wants to learn federal proposals, government contracting, and how technical software teams win work.

Requirements

• BA or BS in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Technical Writing, Public Policy, Business, or a related field
• Strong writer who enjoys making complex ideas easier to understand
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working against deadlines
• Can manage multiple moving pieces without losing track of instructions
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and willing to learn Adobe Acrobat and proposal production tools
• Interested in government contracting, national security, software, technology, or federal acquisition
• Already use AI tools in your writing or research process and can explain how you use them responsibly

Nice To Haves

• Experience with proposals, grants, technical writing, or business development
• Familiarity with federal contracting, SBIR/STTR, DARPA, DoD, DHS, IC, or civilian agency opportunities
• Experience formatting long documents in Microsoft Word
• Interest in software, AI, cybersecurity, data systems, UX/UI, or mission-focused technology

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit proposal sections, white papers, capability statements, resumes, and marketing materials
• Interview engineers, designers, program managers, and company leadership to gather technical and management content
• Turn rough notes, bullets, and technical explanations into clear proposal-ready writing
• Help coordinate proposal schedules, assignments, reviews, and deadlines
• Format and clean up Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents for submission
• Maintain reusable proposal content, past performance writeups, resumes, templates, and boilerplate
• Support compliance checks to make sure proposal responses follow instructions exactly
• Use AI tools to assist with research, drafting, editing, summarization, and quality review while learning when human judgment matters most

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level