Technical Proposal Writer (Corporate Office)
About The Position
Davis Defense Group, Inc. is seeking a Technical Proposal Writer to develop compelling, compliant, and customer-focused federal proposals in support of the company’s strategic growth objectives. As a technical writing resource within Proposal Operations, this role partners with Proposal Managers, Capture Managers, subject matter experts, Business Development, and People Operations professionals to produce proposal content for complex federal opportunities. The writer serves as Lead Writer for assigned volumes, turning approved storyboards and technical solutions into persuasive, evaluator-focused narratives that communicate the value of DDG’s solutions and relevant past performance. The role also provides strategic writing guidance, mentors other proposal writers, tailors key personnel resumes, improves proposal processes and reusable content, and contributes to continuous improvement across the proposal organization. Work may support RFIs, Sources Sought Notices, RFQs, RFPs, and task orders under multiple-award contract vehicles. The position is based in Stafford, Virginia, with a hybrid/remote work environment. The stated estimated salary range is $75,000–$80,000, with compensation commensurate with experience.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience partnering with technical subject matter experts to develop compelling content.
- Strong understanding of federal proposal development processes.
- Demonstrated experience interpreting requirements and developing compliant, evaluator-focused responses.
- Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and document organization skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet aggressive deadlines.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
- Professionalism, sound judgment, and collaborative leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated experience in writing, editing, communications, and critical thinking.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive experience writing technical and management proposal volumes for DoD/DoW, NASA, and/or Intelligence Community opportunities.
- Experience managing and supporting color team reviews.
- Shipley and/or APMP foundations.
- Thorough understanding of FAR-based contracting.
Responsibilities
- Incorporate win themes, customer benefits, strengths, differentiators, proof points, and relevant examples into technical proposal content.
- Explain proposed solutions, delivery approaches, and value to the customer’s mission and operations.
- Improve proposal readability using clear 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 writing and editing assignments simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
- Partner with lead subject matter experts and facilitate working sessions to gather solution information.
- Challenge assumptions, ask probing questions, and translate technical concepts into accessible proposal language.
- Resolve content gaps in collaboration with subject matter experts, Solution Architects, Capture Managers, and Proposal Managers.
- Maintain technical accuracy while ensuring readability, persuasiveness, and compliance.
- Ensure responses comply with solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, and approved storyboards.
- Verify compliance with compliance matrices and identify and resolve compliance gaps, inconsistencies, redundancies, and conflicting information.
- Monitor page allocation and content density to maximize evaluator value within page limitations.
- Review and refine sections developed by other writers and contributors for consistency and quality.
- Promote proposal writing best practices across the proposal team.
- Use generative AI to improve proposal development efficiency while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to proposal AI-use best practices.
- Contribute reusable proposal content, graphics, proof points, and best practices to the Proposal Operations base content library.
- Provide strategic writing guidance, mentor other proposal writers, and tailor key personnel resumes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
