Senior Capture & Proposal Specialist
Senior Capture & Proposal Specialist
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Overview:
Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .
Job Description Summary:
The Sr. Capture and Proposal Specialist reports to the Vice President of Business Winning. This position is essential for supporting capture teams and the development and submission of winning proposals. This position requires strong project management skills and the ability to operate and thrive in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. Effective leadership and communication skills are essential as is a passion for supporting technology development in the interest of national security. With capabilities spanning strategic guidance to microelectronics and space systems to biotechnology youll have the opportunity to work with exceptional teams every day.Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
- Capture & Proposal Coordination: Lead and manage capture/proposal activities as assigned across multiple functions collaborating with writers subject matter experts (technical contracts finance etc) subcontractors and consultants.
- Requirements and Schedule Management: Parse/analyze solicitation requirements develop proposal management plans (i.e. proposal outlines proposal schedules etc) and ensure adherence to deadlines and milestones throughout the proposal development process.
- Compliance Review: Develops reviews and maintains compliance matrices and checklists to ensure proposals meet all solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria.
- Team Collaboration: Schedule prepare for and facilitate meetings and reviews as assigned and communicate proposal status updates to team members and stakeholders.
- Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough reviews of proposal documents to ensure accuracy consistency and compliance with customer requirements and company standards.
- Collaboration Sites and Document Setup and Management: Manage setup of internal team collaboration sites and proposal extranet sites with external team member access as needed. Create compliant document templates and perform desktop publishing of documents in any Microsoft Office application. Organize track and maintain proposal-related documents including templates compliance matrices graphics and draft and final responses while adhering to tight schedules.
- Proposal Repositories: Support and maintain centralized SharePoint repositories of past performance references boilerplate text graphics and other reusable content to streamline future proposal efforts.
- Proposal Production: Lead the production and packaging of proposal documents including electronic and hard copy submission as required.
- Training: Collaborate with the Business Winning Leadership Team in the development and facilitation of the Business Winnings training program. Track instructor communications training locations attendees/waitlists workshop materials and certificates of completion as assigned. Ability and willingness to develop and deliver related training material is preferred.
- Lessons Learned / Lessons Applied: Capture lessons learned feedback and after-action reviews from past proposal efforts and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of internal processes and future proposals.
Skills/Abilities
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in a dynamic deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate proposal requirements and status updates.
- Meticulous attention to detail a commitment to producing high-quality error-free proposal documents and a sense of urgency to meet team and customer deadlines.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint SharePoint Teams) and Adobe Pro is required. Experience with proposal development and graphic development software (e.g. Adobe Illustrator and VisibleThread) is preferred.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities requirements and deadlines and remain calm under pressure. Must be proactive and forward thinking with the ability to anticipate team needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Assertive and able to maintain confidentiality as required.
- Must be motivated to win.
- Must have familiarity with Shipley capture and proposal process.
- Must demonstrate an aptitude for capture and proposal planning concepts and best practices.
Education
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Communications English or a related field is preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in proposal coordination project management or a related field preferably in the Defense contracting industry.
- Must have experience in a Specialist/Coordinator capacity with large competitive high-quality high-scoring proposals valued $20M
- Must have leadership and management experience with Requests for Information (RFIs) responses White Papers data calls etc.
- Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) certification is preferred.
Additional Job Description:
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
Active Final Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI eligibility is required.
Top Secret / SCI clearance is desired.
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Job Location - City:
CambridgeJob Location - State:
MassachusettsJob Location - Postal Code:
02139-3563Our work is very important to us but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga health and finance workshops off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you apply now is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation national origin veteran status or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation please contact .
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Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
