Centennial is looking for a Proposal Manager to lead proposal development to support federal customers This role requires a strong understanding of how to effectively develop, manage, and write winning Federal Government proposals using industry best practices.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Write and edit proposal content and support graphic development for small- to large-scale strategic proposals to primarily Federal government agencies, both independently and as part of a proposal team.
• Provides oversight of production staff, and writing teams, and manages and incorporates teammate/subcontractor contributions.
• Participates in the formulation and review of proposal win strategies/themes, discriminator development, graphics development, and feature/benefit analysis.
• Responsible for timeliness, quality control, and compliance of proposals.
• Researches and gathers data for proposal section re-use.
• Assists with the appropriate use of graphics and other communications techniques.
• Assists Capture Managers with the development of achievable schedules.
• Manages compliance and the timely submission of the proposal by managing and controlling all proposal activities against the proposal schedule and the RFP’s requirements
• Supports the development of and population of content to a proposal resource library.
• Assist and facilitate technical approach/management approach storyboarding and writing processes, ensuring a solution coincides with win themes and business development/capture research.
• In a highly detailed manner, analyze proposal requirements, contributing to and understanding the high-level proposal strategy while mapping and tracking compliance.
• Create proposal-related documents such as compliance matrixes, win themes, the proposal outlines, schedules, proposal-related questions to the government, storyboards, color review documents, final proposal documents, and oral presentation materials.
• Manage team members, issue data calls, and track and manage deliverables from a diverse team of sub consultants and internal technical and management personnel.
• Develop and implement structured, repeatable proposal processes tailored based on unique requirements and circumstances.
• Apply to understand of the Government source selection process (i.e., FAR, DFAR, and procurement/contracting procedures).
• Willingness to learn Government proposal pricing development, manage the process, and support cost-price volume development.
• Manage quick turn-around task order responses for existing IDIQ contracts.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Six or more years of relevant experience in Federal proposal coordination, management, and/or writing.
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational and management skills Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and multi-task in a dynamic work environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing and developing proposal volumes (technical, solution, cost, and others).
• Demonstrated experience developing and applying proposal management tools including but not limited to the following: proposal schedule, outline, compliance matrix, kick-off, storyboards, mockups, color review in-briefs and de-briefs, and others.
• Demonstrated experience applying the rigor of formal proposal processes in the development of proposals.
• Possess strong time management and prioritization skills, strong English language skills, excellent attention to detail, and good judgment in decision-making.
• Experience with developing oral presentations.
• Experience with coaching writers.
• Ability to perform comprehensive and unbiased compliance reviews.
• Strong leadership capability.
• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field (English, writing, communications, business, etc.)
• Interest in and an ability to understand basic technology and process concepts.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe.
• Must be able to come to our Leesburg, VA office twice a week

About the Company

Centennial Technologies Inc. (Centennial) is committed to a healthy work-life balance for our employees and we have worked hard to foster an environment that enables employees to effectively prioritize both their professional and personal responsibilities. We make every effort to accommodate employees by providing flexible paid time off, a casual work atmosphere, frequent collaborative interaction, and the opportunity to continuously develop career skills.

Centennial offers a competitive benefit package, which includes Medical, Dental, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, 401k, Mass Transit Benefits, Paid Time Off and Federal Holidays.

Our Culture is inclusive of:

* A supportive professional environment which promotes a healthy work-life balance

* Performance Management techniques which reward our top performers

* Employee surveys and discussions to inform Management’s decisions

* Paid training on the latest technologies and business practices

* An employee-focused model

* Our team’s shared vision of client success through cultivating long-term client relationships

Equal Opportunity Employer

Centennial is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.