Job Description
Description
SAIC is looking for a Senior Proposal Writer. This position may be remote anywhere in the US for the right candidate.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Proposal Writer is a key member of the Proposal Development Center (PDC). You will provide full lifecycle, Federal proposal support, from draft state content planning, template development, and writing and editing key sections (resumes, past performance, and narrative volumes), through submission.
What You’ll Bring to the Table
In this role you will join the PDC family that enjoys a team culture, and collaborative engagement with all levels of proposal contributors and stakeholders.
You have a hunger for knowledge, a thirst for quality, and an eye for accuracy. Each proposal offers you an opportunity to learn about exciting innovations that sustain and support our government, including our military.
Your strengths in the written word, communications, and the English language (grammar nerds welcomed and embraced), will be appreciated throughout the proposal development process. Your expertise in weaving in win strategies, themes, and discriminators into proposal artifacts means you are making an impact to important solutions supporting our customers.
What SAIC Offers
We empower you to paint our proposals with your creative and analytical skills. SAIC is dedicated to your professional development and career growth with our mature mentor-protégé program and robust training opportunities (e.g., emerging technologies, leadership development, and industry best practices).
In this deadline-driven industry, we offer you competitive compensation, a flexible work schedule, and work-life balance.
Don’t take our word for it… some of SAIC’s recognition includes:
- Ranked #1 of Top Companies for Veterans - DiversityInc – 2022
- Ranked #7 of Top 25 Veteran Employers – Military.com - 2022
- Ranked #5 for America’s Best Employers for Veterans – Forbes - 2021
- Ranked #2 on Flex Jobs List of Companies for the Best Culture and Remote Work Options for Women
Day in the Life of a Sr. Proposal Writer
- You’ll interview candidates and SMEs, and engage with fellow contributors to develop proposal artifacts that are clear, concise, persuasive, compliant, and compelling
- You’ll ensure accurate content that is error free and aligned to RFx requirements, company process, capture strategies, and industry best practices
- You’ll peer review your teammates’ work, and ask them to review your work
- You may be a reviewer in our formal color reviews— sharing your crucial insight, knowledge, and expertise
Qualifications
You Need to Have:
- BA or BS degree or higher (or equivalent) in Journalism, English, Business, Information Technology, or Communication Arts, or other relevant fields and 6+ years of experience, or a Master's Degree and 4+ years of experience, or a PhD or JD and 0+ years of experience. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 4+ years of solid Federal proposal writing experience, preferably solutions-based proposals
- Must be a US Citizen
- Minimal travel, up to 10% may be requested for high priority opportunities
We Really Wish You Would Have:
- Experience with FEDSIM and Self-Scoring bids a plus
- Knowledge of infrastructure modernization, applications/software development and sustainment, cloud solutions, warfighter solutions, and agile methodologies for defense, civilian, space, and National security sectors of the federal government
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
Overview
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
