Proposal Manager, Business Development

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:                Proposal Manager, Business Development                  

LOCATION:       Bellevue, WA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Proposal Manager, Business Development                  

The Proposal Manager role will report to the VP of Business Development, and is responsible for leading and managing the development of winning proposals for the organization, overseeing the entire proposal process from start to finish, ensuring that all proposals are completed on time, adhere to client requirements, and align with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

•         Lead and manage the overall proposal development process from pre-proposal through post-proposal.

•         Analyze the request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), or other solicitation for requirements for content, submittal schedules and due dates, content, and format of the submitted responses.

•         In collaboration with Capture Managers, create and oversee schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, proposal kickoffs, and technical solution sessions.

•         Collaborate with Capture Manager to prepare and present at appropriate Executive Gate Reviews to obtain Executive Management approval for Bid/No-Bid Decision, Price Approval, and Submittal Approval of the proposals.

•         Plan for and arrange resources such as proposal review teams, editing, graphics support, and desktop publishing.

•         Manage the collaboration with subcontracted or internal staff to arrange for support for desktop publishing, graphics, price and cost development, and other unique requirements as specified in the individual solicitation or requirements document.

•         Facilitate proposal reviews and oversee adjudication and tracking of reviewer comments.

•         Coordinate with management teams, functional units, Business Development personnel, stakeholders, partners, and subject matter experts to provide leadership, support, and guide overall direction of proposal development.

•         May manage proposal staff by ensuring they are meeting expectations and promoting their professional development.

•         May be assigned other various tasks related to proposal management.

•         Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.

•         Perform other duties as assigned by