Proposal Manager

LHG is seeking a Proposal Manager to own the full federal proposal lifecycle from solicitation release through submission. Youll serve as the central integrator across Business Development Capture Pricing Contracts Operations and Technical SMEs to deliver compliant compelling and competitive proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete proposal lifecycle: planning scheduling compliance development reviews and production
• Build proposal management plans compliance matrices outlines and schedules; run kickoffs and assign responsibilities
• Analyze RFPs/RFIs and interpret evaluation criteria submission instructions and compliance requirements
• Coordinate technical management past performance staffing and cost/pricing volumes
• Translate capture strategy win themes and discriminators into proposal content; support bid/no-bid reviews
• Partner with pricing on cost volumes and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development labor hours labor categories staffing assumptions and cost rationale
• Lead Pink Red and Gold Team reviews and final compliance checks
• Maintain proposal templates reusable content resumes and past performance libraries; support electronic submissions via government portals

• Bachelors degree in Business Communications English Marketing Technical Writing or related field preferred
• 5 years of federal proposal management experience managing complex proposals from RFP release through submission
• Experience supporting DoD and/or civilian federal agencies
• Strong grasp of federal acquisition processes and proposal compliance
• Experience across technical management and cost volumes including BOE development
• Knowledge of government pricing practices: labor categories rates staffing models cost assumptions
• Excellent writing editing organizational and project management skills; able to run multiple concurrent efforts
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to accelerate proposal development such as drafting editing summarizing solicitations and building reusable content with sound judgment on accuracy human review and data handling
• Bachelors degree in Business Communications English Marketing Technical Writing or related field preferred

Additional desired qualifications:

• APMP certification (Foundation Practitioner or Professional)
• Shipley proposal methodology experience
• Experience with small business federal contractors
• Proposals for DoD DHS VA HHS GSA or similar agencies
• SharePoint RFPIO Loopio GovWin or similar tools
• Support for oral presentations and technical demonstrations

Company Highlights:

At LHG we offer our employees a full comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Our benefits package features:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid time off
• Health dental and vision insurance
• Company paid short/long term disability
• Company paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• 401(k) (up to 5% matching)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Other company perks

The Loch Harbour Group is an equal opportunity employer all interested qualified applicants are encouraged to apply D/M/V/F. LHG welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce.

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