SMX is looking for a Junior Proposal Manager to lead the development of Federal, State and Local, and commercial proposal submissions. This position will lead responses to government (and industry) client Requests for Proposals (RFPs), typically prepared in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat. This position requires a collaborative professional with a positive strategic outlook and excellent communication, writing, editing, and project management skills. At SMX, our Proposal Managers always work as part of a team, collaborating with our technical solutioning, management, and executive staff. They typically support more than one proposal concurrently, with support from other teammates with graphics, writing, editing, formatting, and final production depending on opportunity complexity. The successful candidate must demonstrate an ability to work efficiently in situations where there are multiple deadlines and changing priorities to produce a large volume of high-quality responses that require critical thinking, adaptability, and a keen attention to detail. At times, the Junior Proposal Manager will be required to work evenings or weekends to meet proposal deadlines. This role will be a hybrid role near our Philadelphia, PA office.
Responsibilities:
- Leads proposal development activities for proposals of low to medium complexity, facilitating the proposal development process from beginning to end, in accordance with SMX processes and procedures.
- Perform detailed analyses of requirements documents (e.g., RFP, RFQ, SOW) and communicate the results.
- Develop proposal tools such as the outline, team assignments, proposal management plan, schedule, kick-off meeting materials, writing plans.
- Participate as a company representative on external capture teams to gather important proposal information and coordinate Guidehouse contributions.
- Establish and maintain communications among teammates using collaborative tools, phone calls, e-mail, etc. Provide direction and coordination of content for proposal graphics.
- Perform substantive reviews of both text and graphics, ensuring the assigned writing sections comply with RFP requirements, contain win strategies and win themes, and comply with standard format and style criteria.
- Own all sections of the proposal, responsible for producing all proposal documents.
- May coordinate with pricing staff to ensure that all information needed to prepare the Cost Proposal is available and input is received on time.
- Coordinate and obtain final approvals and signatures.
- Proof work to minimize errors; rework errors.
- Ensure that all documentation relevant to the project is retained in a systematic way.
- Contribute to or lead special projects related to process improvement, content management, quality management or related subjects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree; two years of additional professional experience may be substituted in lieu of degree Four years of professional experience with in proposal development
- High level of attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work.
- Experience with public sector or commercial proposals and processes.
- Ability to review, understand, and summarize the requirements of RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs. Ability to coordinate the development of multiple proposals simultaneously, which requires strong organizational and time management skills, and multi-tasking abilities.
- Ability to translate complex concepts and ideas into clear communications.
- Intermediate skill in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and SharePoint.
- Working skills in Adobe Acrobat Professional to create and edit PDF documents. Superior communication, writing, formatting, editing, and proofing skills.
- Excellent customer service with individuals at all levels both internal and external.
- Must be a US citizen due to the nature of many of our U.S. government proposals.
Desired Skills
- Knowledge of Oracle, specifically Oracle Cloud (e.g., ERP, EPM, HCM)
- Experience contributing as a section lead, author, or coordinator for large, complex proposals.
- Advanced skill in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and SharePoint.
- Experience working with highly technical documents.
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
The proposed salary for this position is:
$75,700—$126,200 USD
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SMX is a global technology and advanced engineering provider specializing in Cloud Solutions, C5ISR, and Advanced Engineering / IT. Our tradition of delivering innovative, technical solutions dates back to 1995, however, you may know us better by one of our legacy company names: Trident Technologies, Smartronix, Datastrong, or C2S Consulting Group. With the support of OceanSound Partners, our private equity investment sponsor, we began operating as one business starting in 2019 and became SMX in 2021. We operate in close proximity to our clients around the globe and have core locations in Alabama, California, the DC Metro, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Today, as SMX, we are one team and together empower government and commercial enterprises to become more effective, innovative, and resilient, no matter what challenges they face.
SMX offers competitive benefits, excellent work environments, and growth opportunities for our employees while continuing to expand operations and support our communities. We have more than 25 years of rapid and consistent growth with continuous recognition as an employer-of-choice technology company. In addition, we have earned coveted industry quality and business certifications; have a strong commitment to business partnerships, ethics, compliance, and sustainability; and have a multitude of premier contracting vehicles. The combination of these attributes allows us to provide sound, repeatable business solutions yet remain flexible and agile to quickly adapt to specific customer requirements.
Committed to ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction, SMX is structured around the programs and technologies we support to provide optimal and seamless operations. We have maintained a reputation for excellence, helping to assure the missions of our Department of Defense, Public Sector, Fortune 1000, and other Government and commercial customers.
