Senior Technical Proposal Writer

Job Details•McLean, VA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a Technical Proposal Writer. This is a full-time and hybrid position. The role involves developing compliant, compelling content for government solicitations, focusing on technical solution and approach narratives. The writer will collaborate with technical staff and subject matter experts to translate technical input into proposal-ready content, and organize information for various technical publications for a Federal Government audience. The position requires improving proposal readability and managing multiple assignments under tight deadlines.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience in proposal writing, technical writing, editing, communications, or related professional writing
Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field
Curious, proactive, and eager to learn, with a strong interest in contributing to a winning culture and growing within the company
Analytical mindset to interpret government solicitations, identify key response requirements, and support compliant proposal development
Strong writing, editing, research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
Familiar with MS Word, SharePoint, Teams, or proposal collaboration tools

Responsibilities

Develop compliant, compelling content for government solicitations, including RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, with a focus on technical solution and approach narratives
Work directly with technical project staff and subject matter experts to gather, clarify, and translate technical input into proposal-ready content
Lead or support SME interviews and working sessions to draw out technical details, delivery examples, customer benefits, and mission impact
Organize and prepare information and data to write a variety of technical publications, including white papers, for a Federal Government audience requiring in-depth knowledge and understanding of information technology (IT) and management consulting services.
Incorporate win themes, customer benefits, strengths, differentiators, proof points, and relevant examples into technical proposal content
Clearly communicate the proposed solution, delivery approach, and value to the customer’s mission and operations
Improve proposal readability by using clear and concise headings, bullets, tables, callout boxes, graphics/visuals, and other scannable formats
Review and edit proposal content for clarity, compliance, persuasiveness, and alignment with win themes
Manage multiple proposal writing and editing assignments simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
Additional duties as assigned