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Leidos

Senior Government Proposal Writer

Leidos, Centreville, Virginia, United States, 22020


DescriptionJoin a growing team as a Senior Government Proposal Writer with experience in U.S. Government, FEDSIM, and commercial proposals. This role is within the Strategy & Business Development's Capture Operations & Excellence Group, supporting the largest and most strategic bids across the enterprise.Work with Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts to document, write, and articulate solutions and corporate experience against proposal requirements.Lead written responses to technical, management, corporate experience, staffing rationale, resumes, and transition sections.Collaborate to clearly articulate solution and strategy, approach to performing the work, experience, win themes, and discriminators.Apply communication and interviewing skills to gather needed information for writing activities.Write clear, compliant, compelling, persuasive, and articulate proposal sections; translate complex ideas into easily understandable text.Develop and implement process improvements to help improve proposal quality.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree with at least 8 total years of professional experience or 6 years with a master's degree.5 years of experience working as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations.Evidence of a successful track record of high quality, high scoring proposals.Excellent writing, organizational, and leadership skills.Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Due to nature of the role, U.S. citizenship is required.Desired Qualifications:8 years of experience working in a competitive proposal environment, 5 years as a writer responding to Federal Government solicitations, and 2 years supporting FEDSIM captures.Experience with traditional video, live orals, and / or demonstration proposals.Ability to coach and instruct others to facilitate consistency across multiple authors.Active Secret or Top-Secret clearance and eligibility for SCI.The position is primarily onsite in Reston, VA headquarters with potential to telework up to 25% between live proposals.