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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Proposal Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to champion the development and delivery of major proposals, qualifications, and other business development materials for pursuits within the Enterprises Proposal Operations team
What You'll Be Doing:
Manage and lead a team in the development of complex proposals and task orders to craft compliant, responsive, and compelling deliverables that solve our customers’ problems and differentiate us from the competition.
Set the overall strategy for content development and maintain a high degree of decision-making authority.
Hold team members accountable for their work and encourage them to stay focused and motivated throughout the process; provide timely feedback, celebrate milestones and achievements, and recognize the contributions of each team member.
Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to team members.
Proactively manage stakeholder relationships and communicate proposal strategies and progress to senior leadership; contribute valuable insights and recommendations to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of the proposal management function.
Refine and optimize proposal processes and best practices to drive pursuit excellence.
Perform detailed analysis of solicitation documents to assess requirements and build compliance matrices, schedules, and annotated outlines.
Manage, interact, and collaborate with:
1) Capture teams to guide proposal development efforts through the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
2) Subject matter experts (SMEs) to convey our winning narrative throughout the submittal.
3) Graphics and desktop publishing teams to develop tailored templates, infographic concepts, and standards for proposal look and feel, writing style, and layout.Facilitate proposal kick-off meetings, milestone meetings, color reviews (pink, red, gold), and recovery periods to ensure quality deliverables; facilitate strategy-driven workshops (e.g., storyboarding, strategy sessions, writer’s workshops) to produce compelling messaging and creative narratives.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of past successful proposal activity and use Parsons’ repositories to identify past content potentially relevant to current proposal efforts.
Write non-technical portions of the response (i.e., cover letters, executive summaries, team qualifications, and various management plans) and communicate win themes and discriminators.
Review all proposal drafts and final documents to ensure responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy, and quality. Is familiar with the FAR and contract terms and provisions and can adapt them for new work as appropriate.
Establish production schedules and resource plans to ensure all required proposal documents are produced properly and delivered on time.
Facilitate lessons learned workshops and make recommendations to update processes, templates, tools, and best practices.
Lead team initiatives to introduce and promote efficiencies and improve win rates across the business segment.
Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
US citizenship
Bachelor’s degree
8+ years of managing and writing/editing multi-volume proposals and speed of light task order cycles that have resulted in Federal contract awards with values of more than $50M
In-depth understanding of how to develop compelling and compliant Government RFI, RFP, and RFQ responses
Capable of facilitating strategy and storyboarding sessions
Experience developing proposal responses that include orals slides and video or live presentation
Strong organizational skills
Ability and willingness to travel 20-30% of the year
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
TS/SCI clearance
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Corporate team.For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.Salary Range: $49.76 - $87.07We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years managing and writing multi-volume proposals and fast task order cycles resulting in Federal contract awards > $50M
- In-depth understanding of developing compliant Government RFI, RFP, and RFQ responses
- Capable of facilitating strategy and storyboarding sessions
- Experience developing proposal responses that include orals, slides, and video or live presentations
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability and willingness to travel 20-30% annually
- Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and contract terms and provisions
- TS/SCI clearance
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
