Senior Volume Lead and Proposal Writer - Technical
CACI International IncAbout the role
The Opportunity:
CACI seeks a Volume Lead and Proposal Writer with knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle and demonstrated experience in writing technology and product development proposals, including understanding requirements, proposal planning, solution design, and creating written and oral proposal content.
In this role, you will work closely with our Business Development, Capture, and Proposal Managers, as well as sector personnel, to lead the development of pursuit artifacts, including proposal readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and proposal artifacts.
The Volume Lead will be responsible for all aspects of proposal development for assigned volumes or sections, from draft RFP to Final Proposal Revision (FPR). Experience should include Technical, Program Management, Transition, Staffing/Resumes, Small Business Participation, Corporate Experience, and Past Performance. Knowledge of DoD Directive 5000.01 and DoDAF is helpful.
Responsibilities:
Implement CACI tools, models, and methods by documented processes and techniques.
Analyze RFP requirements and develop proposal outlines as well as compliance artifacts for volumes and/or sections.
Develop and enforce interim milestones across a team of subject matter experts (SMEs), authors, and contributors to formulate work plans and meet the top-level proposal schedule.
Support the development of proposal themes, strengths, discriminators, messages, solutions, and other key elements, and allocate these elements to the corresponding sections of the proposal.
Collaborate with the Capture Manager, Proposal Manager, Solution Architects, program personnel, teammates, and/or other members of the pursuit team to ensure proposed solutions are documented and well-communicated
Conceptualize complex graphics to convey diverse management and technical information concisely and clearly.
Ensure proposal compliance and complete integration of the proposal architecture.
Research, organize, write, edit, and produce sections for major proposals, White Papers, and Requests for Information (RFI)
Apply journalistic skills to subject matter by interviewing program management and technical experts, attending meetings, and researching sources and other substantive source material to write proposal materials.
Develop oral presentation slide content and work with oral teams to refine presentations.
Assess proposal content (compliance and quality as represented in proposal structure, narrative response, and graphics); provide direction to proposal writers and solution SMEs
Author and/or edit proposal content including text and graphics, taking inputs from key contributors to construct a compliant and compelling response
Collaborate with proposal team members to achieve consistency across all proposal volumes and sections.
Assess and integrate feedback from review teams to improve the quality of the proposal product.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Journalism, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
10+ years of related Federal proposal writing experience in a government contracting environment for multi-teammate, solutions-based proposals ranging in value from $75M to $2B
Proven ability to manage several tasks on multiple proposals simultaneously while meeting deadlines
Understanding of US Government acquisition processes and corresponding industry proposal response processes and practices (i.e., FAR, DFAR)
Excellent writing and communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively across a multi-disciplined team to resolve problems and achieve results under extreme time pressures and in visible and impactful circumstances
Expert experience with the Microsoft Office suite (e.g., W
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