Senior Proposal Manager

Why choose us?

Our founding company was built more than 50 years ago and has a legacy of welcoming new employees with our commitment to provide the best place to work by inspiring financial security and premier health and wellness programs for you and your family while enjoying an adventurous and dynamic culture. 

Our employees’ commitment to protecting the environment is intrinsic and deeply rooted, both individually and collectively at Brice, giving you purpose driven work that is impactful.  

What does Brice Engineering do?

For Brice Engineering, it’s not just about answering the mail. It’s about your long-term success and ability to run your mission seamlessly with minimal to no snags along the way. We are enthusiastic and have fun doing what we do. We love the diversity and dynamic nature of opportunities in this business. Everything from navigating the logistical puzzle of an environmental site investigation on the remote Aleutian Island chain, to designing and building a state-of-the art facility gets us excited!

What can you expect?

As a Senior Proposal Manager, you will work in Anchorage, AK, or within the lower 48 and be responsible for leading and overseeing all phases of the proposal development lifecycle for complex, high-value federal opportunities within the federal engineering, environmental, and construction markets. This position leads proposal efforts for strategic contract vehicles, including multiple award task order contracts (MATOCs), single award task order contracts (SATOCs), indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), and General Services Administration (GSA) contract vehicles such as OASIS+. The Senior Proposal Manager partners with executive leadership, Business Development, Capture Managers, and technical subject matter experts to develop winning capture and proposal strategies that maximize probability of award. This position serves as the organization's proposal subject matter expert, mentors proposal staff, drives continuous process improvement, and manages multiple concurrent strategic pursuits with minimal direction.

How will you do it?

• Lead proposal development and submission for large, complex federal contract vehicles including MATOCs, SATOCs, IDIQs, etc. as well as other agency-specific single and multiple award contracts.
• Collaborate with Leadership and Capture Managers during pre-positioning and capture planning to develop pursuit strategies for strategic contract vehicles and major procurements.
• Develop proposal strategies that position the company for success on long-term contract vehicles supporting DoD, civilian agencies, and federal customers.
• Experience managing SF330 Architect-Engineer qualifications packages, design-build proposals, MATOC task order proposals, and other qualifications-based federal procurements.
• Evaluate solicitation requirements, customer acquisition strategies, and competitive landscapes to identify proposal risks, opportunities, and discriminators for complex procurements.
• Coordinate proposal efforts involving multiple business units, operating companies, subcontractors, joint venture partners, and mentor-protégé relationships.
• Lead the development of qualifications packages, oral presentations, capability statements, and other materials supporting strategic federal pursuits.
• Support organizational growth initiatives by contributing to capture-planning, pipeline reviews, proposal forecasting, and bid/no-bid decision-making.
• Participate in customer debriefings and lead lessons learned sessions to continuously improve capture and proposal strategies for future contract vehicle pursuits.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position may supervise junior staff including Project Coordinator.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to deal effectively with a variety of interpersonal relationships and situations and maintain positive “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to conduct oneself with confidence and professionalism under high pressure conditions.
• Extensive knowledge of federal acquisition processes, including FAR, DFARS, qualifications-based selection procedures, and complex source selection methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience developing successful proposals for MATOCs, SATOCs, IDIQs, GSA schedules, and other large federal contract vehicles.
• Strong understanding of capture management principles, competitive analysis, customer engagement strategies, and federal procurement trends.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years in federal proposal development including experience with federal RFP structures and SF330 formats.
• 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience leading federal proposal development for DoD, engineering, environmental, construction, or professional services organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading successful proposals for large, complex contract vehicles or comparable federal acquisition vehicles.
• Experience managing proposals with multiple volumes, numerous teaming partners, and geographically dispersed proposal teams.
• Proven ability to lead high-value strategic pursuits from pre-RFP capture planning through proposal submission and customer debrief.
• Experience in Microsoft (Word, Excel, Power Point and SharePoint) and Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Technical writing and editing experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

More reasons you will love working with Brice Engineering LLC:

• Competitive wages and bonus programs – We believe in developing our employees to progressively advance in their careers.  We achieve this by providing you with annual performance reviews with recommendations on training to achieve your goals.
• Mentorship Program designed for employees to formalize a working relationship between seasoned professionals and young professionals to develop specific areas of knowledge to grow their careers within the family of companies.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Health insurance through the Federal Employee Benefit Program (FEHB) with many plans to choose from with ridiculously low employee premiums.
• FSA health care and/or dependent care/HSA with HDHP.
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD.
• Voluntary paid Life Insurance and AD&D as well as STD, Accident, Cancer/Critical illness, and Whole Life Insurance.
• Paid time off is based on an employee working 2080 regular hours per year [40 hours per week]. May increase per years of service with the Company in eligible status.
• 0-2 years 15 days
• 3-5 years 23 days
• 6-9 years 27 days
• 10-14 years 30 days
• 15-19 years 33 days
• 20 or more years 37.5 days
• 10 Regular Holidays, 1 Bonus – Work Anniversary “Floating” Holiday. Eligible after 1 year of service, must be taken within the calendar year.
• 401(K) match at $0.50 on the dollar up to 6% of your contribution.

*Benefits may vary based on status of position and subject to associated plan eligibility provisions, or company handbook. For questions, please email the Human Resources Department at [email protected]  

How do you apply?

Please visit our careers page at www.calistabrice.com/open-positions and use the Company tab to filter by subsidiary company.

You have questions, or need assistance with applicant accommodation, how do you reach a recruiter from Brice Engineering LLC?  Simply reach out to [email protected]  

As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started!

For the full job description including physical and environmental demands please reach out to [email protected]

PREFERENCE STATEMENT
Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders, and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g).

EEO STATEMENT
Additionally, it is our policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status. When applicable, our policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force and benefits.
 
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
It is Calista and Subsidiaries' business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
 
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