Vice President of Proposals

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc. is seeking a motivated and knowledgeable Vice President of Proposals to join our Growth Enablement Team. The Vice President of Proposals leads and manages our proposal development function as a key member of our business development team. This role leverages leadership experience and deep a background in Federal proposal development to oversee all Edgewater responses to federal RFPs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Management and oversight of critical company proposal efforts.
• Provides guidance and oversight to Proposal Management team.
• Develop and implement strategies for proposal development to ensure alignment with business objectives and ensuring compliant and compelling proposals.
• Collaborate with technical experts and other stakeholders to develop proposal content.
• Apply communication and interviewing skills to gather needed information from internal and external personnel to support writing activities.
• Support pipeline management and monthly/quarterly reporting and analysis.

Education:

• Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 10 or more of experience supporting proposal technical writing, proposal preparation, and management experience with a documented win rate.

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience leading single and multi-award (IDIQ, BPA, self-scoring, task order) proposals across the Federal Government.
• Understanding of the proposal development process and strong technical writing experience.
• Determine proposal requirements and coordinate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and managers to draft technical content and refine technical responses.
• Ability to review and edit proposal content for clarity, grammar, and proper use of technical or customer terminology.
• Effective communication and interviewing skills to gather needed information from internal and external personnel in support of writing activities.
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) is preferred.

Success Factors:

• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple task orders simultaneously.
• High energy, self-starter, able to quickly assimilate into a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and build teams in the process.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Technical Requirements:

• Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
• Customer relationship management (CRM) software
• Business Intelligence tools such as Govwin, Sam.gov, USASpending.gov and FedConnect.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• Possess the ability to fulfill any and all office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer entry, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)

Salary:  $195,000.00 - $220,000.00

Additional benefits include: 

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law. #LI-HH1