Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience., Proficiency in MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat., Strong writing skills with experience in federal solicitations and acquisition documents., Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders..

Key responsabilities:

Assist in the proposal development process from RFx release to submission.

Manage and write proposal sections ensuring compliance with solicitation requirements.

Collaborate with team members to gather necessary information for proposals.

Review and edit materials prepared by other writers for compliance and quality.

Job description

The Proposal Specialist will collaborate with members of J&J Worldwide Services (JJWWS), a CBRE Government and Defense business, Leadership Team, Business Development (BD)/Capture/Proposal Team, Operations, and other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as needed to ensure proposals are accurate and contain all requested information as outlined by the solicitation, such as Request for X (RFx), Evaluation Notices (ENs), Sources Sought (SS), and other Government-released artifacts. This is a writing and reviewing intensive role with emphasis on technical, management, and past performance/corporate experience volumes; resumes, and various plans. This position reports to the Director of Proposal Operations.

• Health Insurance/HMO
• Enjoy unlimited MadMax Coffee
• Diverse learning & growth opportunities
• Accessible Cloud HR platform (Sprout)
• Above standard leaves

Essential Responsibilities

Assist in the overall proposal development process from RFx release to submission.
Manage and write proposal sections with emphasis on Technical, Management, and Past Performance/Corporate Experience volumes, Resumes, and Plans (Safety, OCI, etc.), ensuring compliance and complete understanding of the solicitation and FAR requirements.
Respond to Sources Sought, Evaluation Notices for respective sections, and other government solicitation documents.
Serve as a Compliance and/or Content Reviewer for assessments and color team reviews to include Pink, Red, Gold, and White.
Develop templates in response to solicitation and FAR requirements.
Collaborate with key members of the team to include BD/Capture/Proposal Team, Operations, Contracts, SMEs, JV Partners, and subcontractors to get the information needed to prepare a solid, compliant, and compelling response.
Work with BD/Capture/Proposal Team to develop solutions, win themes, discriminators, features, benefits, and strength statements.
Attend meetings to include Kick-off Meetings (KOMs), color team reviews, strategy sessions, and daily tag-ups.
Review, edit, and format material prepared by other writers to ensure compliance with solicitation requirements.
Read the solicitation requirements and develop Questions to submit to the government for answers and clarifications.
Serve as a compliance or content reviewer on color team reviews.
Organize multiple, concurrent proposals, adhering to deadlines, formatting, and special instructions for pre-, mid-, and post-proposal activities.
Update proposal response to incorporate Amendments, Q&A responses, and solicitation changes.
Create innovative ways to improve the proposal development process.
Upload / Maintain submitted proposals and responses to the company’s knowledge management database/library.
Serve as a backup to Production Specialist (graphics, editing, formatting).
Assist with final production for hard / soft copy submissions (as needed), adhering to deadlines and requirements.
Use the company’s collaborative workspace (SharePoint) to write responses and maintain document control.
Create and/or assists in development of graphics/visuals.
Provide feedback and lessons learned to help improve the quality of proposal responses, boilerplate content, tools, and processes.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MS Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Adobe Acrobat

Proficiencies

Ability to write and respond to federal solicitations and acquisition documents.
Ability to read, comprehend, and write to ensure complete understanding of all requirements when developing proposal responses.
Ability to use and create graphics, call out boxes, and strength statements / tables.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, key strategies, and concepts.
Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing that are clear and compelling to meet proposal evaluation criteria.
Ability to build strong, working relationships with corporate/operation staff, JV partners, subcontractors, teammates, and other key contributors.
Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Base Operations Support (BOS) Services, and Environmental/Custodial Services writing experience is a plus.

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