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Job Description:
Parsons's is looking for an amazingly talented Technical Writer to join our team! In this role, you will perform fundamental writing and editing tasks required in the preparation of proposals, presentations, reports, technical papers, newsletters, web sites, multimedia resources, marketing collateral, and other materials, as required.
What You'll Be Doing:
Research, interview, and collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) and capture teams to develop compliant, compelling proposal content.
Perform writing, rewriting, and editorial functions, including drafting, copy editing, rewriting, revising, and proofreading.
Develop content for all proposal sections, including resumes, past performance, management, technical, orals/interviews talk tracks, and executive summaries.
Support capture managers and solution architects in summarizing our solution and drafting strengths/win themes and other solution artifacts to distribute to the rest of the proposal development team.
Collaborate closely with capture team, volume and section leads, and technical experts to develop high-quality content that complies with solicitation requirements and Parsons’ and proposal-/project-specific guidelines, is responsive to customer/client needs, is easy to score as outstanding, and is compelling.
Facilitate plan-to-write sessions with capture manager, proposal manager, solution architect, and volume and section leads to ensure the team developing content understands the requirements, the outline, and the expectations prior to writing.
Facilitate writing discussions with technical experts and section leads to draft content for proposal reviews.
Lead review recovery for assigned sections, collaborating with technical experts to address reviewer feedback and mature the content to meet the entrance criteria for the next review.
Review/edit/rewrite drafts created by multiple authors/writers to ensure clarity and consistency of style/formatting and correct grammar/spelling errors.
Ensure content follows Parsons’ Style Guide, proposal-specific style sheets (e.g., for capitalization, customer name, team name, technical abbreviations and acronyms).
Ensure all information submitted for a proposal (e.g., contract/project writeups, resumes) meets solicitation requirements, is accurate and true, and has no contractual restrictions that would limit use of that information on that specific proposal.
Manage time appropriately to complete writing tasks for more than one proposal at any given time and successfully meets the schedule milestones for all schedules assigned.
Support onsite printing of proposals, including participating in book checks, burning CDs, and packaging all final deliverables, as required.
Assist with proposal closeout activities, including archiving the proposal files and updating the proposal repository.
Support other proposal and Proposal Operations team tasks (e.g., knowledge management, compliance checks, formatting), as required.
Support other writing tasks as requested (e.g., reports, marketing material, training briefs, etc.).
Maintain repository of reuse material and common approaches for frequently written proposal sections.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Experience and knowledge writing Federal Proposals
Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to confidently interview and collaborate with people from various backgrounds, experience levels, and seniority to gather the content needed to ensure our responses are both compliant and compelling
Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with an ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize multiple assignments to meet strict deadlines
Detail oriented with an attention to detail
Able to think outside the box and know what questions to ask to get the answers needed
Strong customer service with a “get to yes” approach and mentality
Ability to inspire outstanding work from team members with a range of experience and technical abilities in the development of proposal and task order responses
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and PowerPoint), SharePoint, and MS Teams; experience with Salesforce and Adobe Creative Suite are a bonus
US citizenship
Bachelor’s degree in English, Writing, Journalism, or Communications
2+ years of writing experience
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
8+ years of experience
TS/SCI clearance
Understanding of Federal proposals
Experience working in a SCIF environment
Shipley or APMP certification in proposal writing
Willing and able to travel if needed
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: $35.96 - $62.93We 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
- Experience and knowledge writing Federal Proposals
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interview SMEs
- Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines
- Detail oriented with strong attention to detail
- Ability to ask the right questions and think creatively to obtain needed information
- Strong customer service mindset with a 'get to yes' approach
- Ability to inspire and coordinate contributors with varied experience to produce high-quality proposal content
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and PowerPoint), SharePoint, and MS Teams
- Experience with Salesforce
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite
- US citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in English, Writing, Journalism, or Communications
- 2+ years of writing experience
- 8+ years of experience
- TS/SCI clearance
- Experience working in a SCIF environment
- Shipley or APMP certification in proposal writing
- Willing and able to travel if needed
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.
