Proposal Technical Writer

Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500 professionals delivering Digital Services Advanced Analytics Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!

Position Overview

The Federal Proposal Technical Writer (MidSenior Level) leads the development of high-quality compliant and persuasive proposal content in response to U.S. Government solicitations. This role supports a wide variety of proposal efforts including Requests for Information (RFIs) Sources Sought Notices Requests for Quotations (RFQs) Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and task orders under multiple-award contract vehicles.

The Technical Writer is responsible for authoring technical volumes tailoring key personnel resumes and developing impactful past performance narratives that align with evaluation criteria and strengthen the overall win strategy. This individual partners closely with Proposal Managers Graphic Designers Capture Managers Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to translate complex technical solutions into clear compelling and evaluator-focused content. The role requires a strategic mindset strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced federal contracting environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead development of technical proposal content across multiple volumes including but not limited to:
  • Technical Approach
  • Management Approach
  • Staffing and Key Personnel Plans
  • Transition and Quality Control Plans
• Analyze solicitation documents (RFPs RFQs RFIs) with deep understanding of Sections L & M to drive compliant and strategic responses
• Develop solution graphics process flows and visual representations that clearly communicate technical concepts methodologies and discriminators.
• Ensure graphics align with proposal narratives win themes and brand standards
• Own and tailor key personnel resumes ensuring alignment with labor categories qualifications and evaluation criteria
• Develop refine and optimize past performance narratives emphasizing relevancy outcomes and discriminators
• Collaborate with Capture Managers and Proposal Leadership to incorporate win themes strengths and differentiators throughout the response
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear concise and compelling language for government evaluators
• Lead or support storyboarding and content planning sessions
• Participate in and contribute to color team reviews (Pink Red Gold) including incorporating and adjudicating feedback
• Ensure consistency in voice messaging and formatting across all proposal artifacts
• Support compliance reviews and quality assurance checks
• Use AI tools and Halviks internal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) tool to accelerate research drafting and content reuse while critically reviewing and verifying all AI-assisted output for accuracy compliance and quality before inclusion in a proposal
• Stay current on evolving proposal processes tools and team culture and apply updates to daily practice
• Mentor junior writers and contribute to continuous improvement of proposal processes templates and content libraries
• Maintain and enhance reusable content including resumes and past performance repositories

Writing Expertise:

• Technical persuasive and compliance-driven federal proposal writing
• RFI RFQ RFP and task order responses
• Key personnel resume and past performance development
• Executive summaries and management narratives
• Process documentation and quality assurance plans
• Storyboarding and solution graphic narratives
• Editing proofreading and content standardization

Professional Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in English Communications Journalism Business a technical discipline or a related field; or equivalent professional experience with a technical degree or technical work background.
• 510 years of experience supporting federal proposal development
• Demonstrated experience leading or significantly contributing to technical proposal volumes
• Proven expertise in writing and tailoring resumes and past performance volumes for federal proposals
• Strong understanding of federal procurement processes including FAR-based solicitations
• Exceptional writing editing and content structuring skills
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple deadlines in fast-paced proposal environments

Certifications

• APMP Foundations (Preferred)

Preferred Expertise

• Experience supporting large complex proposals (e.g. $50M opportunities or IDIQs)
• Prior experience in government contracting consulting or professional services environments
• Strategic thinking and ability to align content to evaluation criteria
• Advanced technical writing and editing capabilities
• Strong attention to detail and compliance focus
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to simplify complex ideas without losing technical accuracy
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and credibly across the broad range of technical and mission domains Halvik supports including IT modernization cloud and DevSecOps cybersecurity data analytics and AI/ML solutions for federal defense civilian and national security clients
• Sound judgment in applying AI and other internal tools to save time and support solutioning paired with the discipline to independently verify facts figures and claims before they go into a proposal
• Keeping up to date with emerging AI trends and technologies in the proposal industry and identifying opportunities to apply them to Halviks proposal process