Job Summary:
DT Professional Services is seeking a Proposal Manager to join our dynamic Business Development team! This role will be responsible for mid to high level complexity information technology professional services proposals to the federal government. This position interfaces with assigned business units or functional areas, leveraging their experience to ease the development of information to support proposal submission. The Proposal Manager 2 supports the creation and preparation of company proposals, ensuring timeliness and accuracy to RFI/RFQ/RFP/Solicitation instructions. Their responsibilities revolve around producing leading medium to large proposal development teams, being ultimately responsible for proposal production schedules, developing proposal volumes and documentation, following up on tasks to various departments, and processing all assigned actions. This position is expected to provide mentoring to junior proposal managers best practices for federal agency proposal development.

The candidate will be working in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to changing priorities and needs supporting capture managers, other proposal managers and executives. The candidate must be highly organized, attentive to detail, comfortable supporting multiple/simultaneous proposal development assignments, deliver measurable results on a daily basis, and be able to work independently in a remote work environment.

Candidates for this position must be eligible to attain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. The ideal candidate will be local to, and work at our Chesapeake, VA office location.

As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these are, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with the assigned supervisor, and staying focused on the assigned tasks.

Responsibilities:Oversee project plans and action items for various team members and subcontract partners in the delivery of data calls and proposal developmentEstablish proposal development and review schedules for technical, personnel, past performance, and price proposal volumesDevelop and write other requirements required for proposal submissionsManage, develop and write responses required for SSN and RFI responsesManage, develop response templates in accordance with SSN, RFI, RFP, and solicitation instructionsDevelop labor category qualification matrices and staffing plan requirements in accordance with RFP/solicitation requirementsDevelop staffing requisitions / labor category descriptions in accordance with key personnel labor category requirementsDevelop and write resumes for proposed key and non-key personnel required for proposal submissionsDevelop and write past performance and previous contract experience volumes required for proposal submissionsDevelop and write management approach plan responses required for proposal submissionsDevelop and write IT services technical approach responses required for proposal submissionsBasic Qualifications:Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD issued Secret ClearanceBachelor’s degree Business, Information Technology, Finance, Journalism, English or other related field5+ years experience with proposal management and/or proposal development for federal agencies or 10+ years proposal management and/or proposal development for commercial clients and federal agencies without a Bachelor’s degree5+ years experience with DoD and Federal Government proposal coordination, production, and management5+ years proven experience managing medium to large teams, including subcontractors, to a proposal development schedule in a highly collaborative environment5+ years experience supporting Federal Agency IDIQ/BPA contract vehicles and/or multiple award contracts (MACs) such as Seaport-NxG, CIO SP3, 8(a) STARS III, Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), ENCORE III, etc5+ years experience supporting pricing analysts to create and validate all submittals for Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Fixed Firm Price (FFP), and Time and Materials (T&M) pricing volumes3+ years experience with an IT services company (i.e. software development, systems engineering, etc.)3+ years experience with proposal management and other business development leadership and management skills3+ years experience and knowledge of business development and capture pursuit activitiesAbility to multitask and prioritize multiple concurrent work requirements, including managing simultaneous proposal effortsAbility to consistently meet deadlinesProficiency in Google Suite (Google Mail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive)Proficiency in MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) Outstanding project management skillsOutstanding analytical and strategic thinking skillsStrong writing skillsPositive attitude with a strong desire for professional growthPreferred Qualifications:Prior proposal management training or certification from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and/or Shipley AssociatesProject Management Professional (PMP) certificationPrevious experience developing DoD and Federal Agency proposal pricing submittalsThe compensation for this position: $80,000/annually.