At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
Our team is looking for a Proposal Manager with experience with large Federal proposals.
Primary Responsibilities
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Lead the proposal development process from pre-proposal phase through post-proposal submittal phases.
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Establish compliant structure for solicitations.
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Oversee schedules, outlines, proposal kickoffs, and solutioning sessions.
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Ensure win strategy, compliance, and customer understanding are in the final proposal documents.
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Facilitate proposal reviews and make recommendations to ensure compliance and increase proposal scorability.
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Collaborate with all levels of the organization and with the proposal team.
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Maintain tight, proactive communication with proposal and business unit leadership to ensure all necessary resources and activities are available to achieve a successful proposal submission
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4+ years’ Federal government proposal management, volume lead, support, and/or writing experience
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Lead proposals from $100M to over $300M
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Comprehension of, and experience with, the Federal procurement process and regulations (e.g., FAR).
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Evidence of a successful track record of high quality, high scoring proposals.
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Ability to develop and/or assist technical and capture personnel in developing compelling themes, discriminators, and messaging.
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Up-to-date knowledge of marketing, editing, graphic design, and other relevant proposal best practices.
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Ability to manage geographically disparate teams.
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Fluency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and SharePoint.
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Due to nature of the role, U.S. Citizenship is required.
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Ability to travel to Leidos offices as needed for proposal efforts.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with video, live orals, and/or demonstration proposals.
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Active security clearance.
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Experience supporting a wide variety of solicitation size, complexity, and submission window.
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FEDSIM proposal experience.
Location Huntsville, AL; DMV Area
COE22Original Posting:April 1, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Top Skills
What We Do
We Are Leidos
For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world.
OUR MISSION
Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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