Description
SAIC is looking for a seasoned, cleared senior level Proposal Writer who is accomplished with writing original content for all sections of Federal RFx, with minimal oversight. This position offers hybrid work opportunities, with primary work to be completed in the Reston or Chantilly, Virginia offices. The candidate should be local to the Northern, Virginia area.
What You'll Do
The Proposal Writer we seek is a principal-level proposal professional and is a key member of the Proposal Development Center (PDC). You will provide full lifecycle, Federal proposal support, from content planning, template development, and writing and editing key sections (resumes, past performance, and narrative volumes), through submission. You'll also coach and mentor junior writers and participate in process improvement initiatives. You'll share your wisdom in peer and color reviews and apply analytical skills to process efficiencies and proposal quality through the use of proprietary AI tool.
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. You have strong critical thinking skills and easily digest technically complex information. You have experience with writing proposals or technical documents for the Federal Government. Each proposal offers you an opportunity to learn about exciting innovations that sustain and support our government, including our military.
Your strengths with the written word, communications, and the English language (grammar nerds welcomed and embraced), will be appreciated throughout the proposal development process. Your expertise 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, including AI, 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:
Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2026, Glassdoor, 2026
America's Best Midsize Employers, TIME, 2024
Forbes best Large Employers, Forbes, 2023
Ranked #1 of Top Companies for Veterans - DiversityInc - 2022
Ranked #7 of Top 25 Veteran Employers - Military.com - 2022
Day in the Life of a 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
You'll coach and mentor less experience writers
You may be engaged in the earliest stages of capture strategy development
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
BA or BS degree or higher (or equivalent) in Journalism, English, Business, Information Technology, Communication Arts, or other relevant fields and 6+ years of solid Federal proposal writing experience, or 4+ years of experience with a Masters Degree. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience providing full lifecycle, Federal proposal support, from content planning, template development, and writing and editing key sections (resumes, past performance, and narrative volumes), through submission.
Must be a US Citizen.
Desired:
Experience with FEDSIM/AAS, OTA, and Self-Scoring bids a plus
Be a champion of AI tools for quality improvements and efficiency
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
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2617207
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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