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IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING FOR A FULL-TIME SUPPORT PROPOSAL MANAGER AND LEAD-IN-TRAINING
Come join our federal government proposal team at Meridian West Consultants, LLC as a Support Proposal Manager and gain experience over time to become a Lead Manager.
Seeking a full-time, self-motivated, dynamic leader who is looking to join a small, thriving business. This position offers the opportunity to work in the comfort of a home-office environment; however, it requires a self-disciplined team player who is confident and able to work with clients and team members in a deadline-oriented atmosphere, under pressure. This person will be a critical player on our team with a significant role in the continued long-term success of our business with great potential to become a Lead Proposal Manager with your own clients.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Working hand-in-hand with a designated Lead Manager through a shadow program to gain company-wide exposure to all aspects of the company s proposal process to prepare Requests for Proposal (RFP)/Invitation for Bid (IFB) responses for federal contractors, primarily in the architectural, engineering construction (AEC) industry as well as for state, local and private/commercial clients
- Writing, formatting and reviewing technical proposals including company information and executive summaries, key personnel resumes, project descriptions, management plans, quality control (QC) plans, safety plans and small business participation sections
- Thoroughly and fully reading and comprehending complex federal, state and municipal, solicitation documents including sections L and M of an RFP as well as preparing a Proposal Directive or Compliance Matrix based on the requirements
- Ensuring proposal responses are in full compliance with the solicitation and contract requirements and submitted on-time
- Coordinating various worldwide team members via email, phone or virtual meetings
- Developing graphics and visual library utilizing primarily Adobe InDesign and Illustrator
Requirements:
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience preparing federal government RFP responses with additional consideration for AEC industry experience (includes Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), design/build and design/bid/build, operations and maintenance (O&M), strategic operations and service-type contracts
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud / InDesign software
- Strong leadership skills
- Must be a self-driven, resourceful individual able to work with little supervision in a home-office environment
- Ability to multi-task to meet project deadlines under pressure and execute client requests with minimal supervision
- Ability to work with multiple clients at any given time with professionalism, confidence to speak and manage virtual meetings and strong communication skills (written or verbal)
- Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts degree with at least three (3) years of writing, marketing, proposal management, architectural, project management or professional experience -OR- six (6) years of writing, marketing, proposal management, architectural, project management or professional experience with a high school diploma/GED equivalent
This is a full-time position, 40 hours a week, with additional evening/weekend time needed on occasion to meet proposal deadlines. Salary ranges from $70,000 to $80,000 per year, depending on qualifications, plus incentive (overtime pay), profit sharing, win bonuses, select health and 401k benefits, paid time off (PTO), and holiday pay after a commitment period. Annual salary reviews and opportunities for increases are available based on performance and after the period of training and job investment.
Please apply for this position ONLY if you can meet the minimum requirements and specifically have experience responding to federal government RFP responses.
1099-Independent Consultant applicants are not an option for this new hire position.
Please email your resume/qualifications and any questions to ...@meridian-west.com. Select applicants may be requested to submit a writing/portfolio sample and have a phone interview.
Meridian West Consultants, LLC, has been a proposal consulting firm for more than 23 years, helping federal, state, local/municipal, and private clients win contracts! For more information, visit us online at www.meridian-west.com.