​​​​​​​Proposal Manager

Bright Vision Technologies • , (Multiple States)

4d • $80,000 - $120,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Proposal Manager for a remote position supporting a client that serves critical national security missions through expertise in intelligence, cybersecurity, IT, language and culture, training, and federal professional services. This hands-on role requires managing and personally writing federal government proposals, particularly for small business federal contractors. The Proposal Manager will oversee the full proposal lifecycle and develop compliant, competitive submissions for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other federal opportunities.

The role also supports capture planning, win strategies, opportunity qualification, and bid/no-bid decisions. The Proposal Manager will work with company leadership, Business Development, technical subject matter experts, recruiters, and teaming partners, and will establish processes and reusable resources to support proposal development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, English, Marketing, Journalism, or a closely related field.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience managing and writing federal government proposals.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing the complete proposal lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with IDIQ task orders, GWACs, and rapid-turnaround federal proposals.
• Experience developing compliance matrices and coordinating color team reviews.
• Strong technical writing, editing, proofreading, and proposal development skills.
• Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or national security-related proposals.
• Experience developing proposal processes, templates, and reusable content libraries.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Demonstrated employment stability, with a consistent work history and reasonable tenure in previous positions.
• Education and professional experience must align with the stated requirements.
• Must demonstrate both proposal management and hands-on proposal writing capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Shipley Associates methodology; certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete federal proposal lifecycle, from opportunity qualification through final submission.
• Develop and manage RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, Sources Sought responses, IDIQ task orders, and other federal proposals.
• Prepare compliance matrices, proposal schedules, outlines, and writing assignments.
• Write, edit, and review technical approaches, management plans, staffing plans, executive summaries, and past performance sections.
• Coordinate proposal kickoff meetings, solutioning sessions, and color team reviews.
• Establish standardized proposal processes, templates, workflows, and quality control procedures.
• Develop and maintain a centralized library of reusable proposal content, resumes, and past performance materials.
• Support capture planning, win strategies, opportunity qualification, and bid/no-bid decisions.
• Collaborate with leadership, Business Development, technical SMEs, recruiters, and teaming partners to ensure timely and compliant submissions.

What This Job Offers

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