Proposal Writer

Jaxon Engineering and Maintenance • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Jaxon is seeking a Proposal Writer to join their team in Colorado Springs, CO. Jaxon is a leading full-service provider of High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) services globally, offering engineering, testing, construction, and sustainment services. The company provides an excellent benefits package, competitive salary, and a strong culture centered on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The role involves producing high-quality proposal narratives, translating complex technical concepts into clear language, and ensuring compliance with solicitation requirements. The writer will also support capture planning, maintain proposal resources, and collaborate with various internal teams.

Requirements

• BS degree in English, Journalism, Marketing Communications, Technical Communication, or related field highly preferred.
• 5+ years of supporting government proposal content development (DoD / federal, Subcontractor and Prime).
• Demonstrated success writing winning proposals for federal government and Prime customers.
• Experience serving as both Lead Writer and Volume Lead for Technical, Transition, and Management proposal volumes.
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret RFP requirements and develop compelling, compliant, and solution-oriented responses.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling abilities.
• Experience developing evaluator-focused and benefits-driven proposal narratives aligned to evaluation criteria.
• Ability to translate technical and management concepts into customer-focused solutions and persuasive messaging.
• Experience supporting capture strategy development, win themes, discriminators, and value propositions.
• Ability to work effectively under compressed deadlines while managing multiple proposal efforts simultaneously.
• Strong collaboration skills with SMEs, estimators, program managers, and proposal managers.
• Experience adjudicating reviewer comments and integrating revisions quickly and accurately.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ownership mentality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in estimating services, products, and construction efforts
• Proven capability managing multiple bids simultaneously with high attention to detail.
• Ability to obtain a DoD issued Secret (or higher) clearance
• High Level of Autonomy and Self-Driven

Nice To Haves

• Deep understanding of federal procurement processes, FAR, DFAR, and government evaluation methodologies.
• Understanding of FAR basics and contract types: FFP, IDIQ, T&M (as applicable).
• Experience with capture planning before RFP release
• Strong familiarity with RFP structures including Sections L, M, PWS, and SOW requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality proposal narratives aligned to customer evaluation criteria and capture strategy
• Write evaluator-focused content that clearly articulates customer benefits and discriminators
• Translate complex technical concepts into concise, compelling proposal language
• Ensure proposal content complies with solicitation instructions and formatting requirements
• Conduct SME interviews and extract actionable technical content efficiently
• Maintain proposal templates, boilerplate, resumes, and past performance library
• Support capture planning and go/no-go decision processes with market and proposal teams
• Contribute to proposal strategy discussions and win themes with Jaxon stakeholders
• Work in conjunction with proposal team to improve and update Jaxon proposal tools and software
• Develop compliant, persuasive proposal content for federal government solicitations
• Adjudicate reviewer comments and implement revisions accurately and efficiently
• Maintain consistency of messaging, terminology, and formatting across proposal volumes
• Support multiple simultaneous proposal efforts while maintaining quality and responsiveness
• Conduct thorough debriefs to capture lessons learned
• Improve accuracy and reduce rework based on postmortems
• Support the project management team in the transition of awarded projects to active execution by systematically organizing and cataloging cost proposals
• Communicate clearly and early when scope gaps or pricing risk is identified
• Participate in project interviews, representing Jaxon in a professional manner, to win negotiated work

Benefits

• Life insurance at 2.5 times annual base salary provided
• Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance provided
• PTO and paid holidays
• 401(k) match (up to 4% of salary)

What This Job Offers

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