Government Proposal Specialist

General Summary Of Position

The Granite Government Team is a dynamic group engaged in a wide variety of projects at many levels of the organization. The Government Proposal Specialist will assist in the capture of government contracts at the Federal, state, and local levels by gathering and formatting information, writing, and editing proposals, and obtaining appropriate approvals. The position requires a team player with good written and verbal communication and relationship building skills.

• Work with sales, solutions engineering, legal and finance teams to understand proposals requirements and develop strategy for the proposal response.
• Ownership of the proposal timeline from beginning to end.
• Meet all proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
• Work effectively with internal subject matter experts to develop consistent, compelling responses to satisfy proposal requirements.
• Review functional, technical and company information received from internal subject matter experts.
• Coordinate final production and delivery of completed proposal response.
• Ability to work on multiple proposals simultaneously.
• Maintain quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Excellent research skills and the ability to write persuasively and articulately.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong coordination and planning skills.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in drafting and/or contributing to proposals (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs etc.) responses.
• Working knowledge of government contracting concepts, including Federal Acquisition Regulations, federal supply schedules, multiple award schedules, firm fixed price contracts, and IDIQ contracts.
• Must be technologically savvy in order to navigate and organize electronic submissions and online bids.
• Creativity and initiative. Ability to identify problems and/or inefficiencies and independently offer/implement practical solutions.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment with proven ability to prioritize and multi‑task.
• Must be able to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced work environment with strict deadlines.
• Excellent internal and external negotiation skills. Must interface effectively with internal management, and customer representatives including contracting officers and specialists.
• Computer skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office, MS Word).
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• US Citizenship Required.

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English or related discipline preferred.
• Prior representation of telecommunication clients or employment within the telecommunications industry.
• 3-5 years prior experience with government contracting requirements, including Federal acquisition vehicles and statewide contracts.
• Professional certifications such as APMP, CPCM, CFCM, CCCM or PMP.