Federal Jobs in Moreno Valley, CA

This role may be performed from any location within driving distance to any of our offices in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.

As an Inside Sales Coordinator, you'll be an integral part of Jacobs' Defense Contractor sales organization to plan, lead, and support a variety of assignments on strategic pursuits, and to position Jacobs for success. Working with other members of the team, you'll work on a variety of proposal activities, ranging from qualification statements to task order proposals to large, strategic, complex proposals and presentations.

During your time with Jacobs, you will engage with pursuit teams on sales process discipline, win strategy and proposal development, interviews, and presentations; as well as independently lead the coordination, writing, and preparation of proposals of varying sizes for various clients in conjunction with more experienced sales staff.

As an Inside Sales Coordinator, you will :

Work closely with the Federal Sales account teams across our Defense Contractor portfolio

With little or no supervision, perform research, writing, editing, and proposal production and coordination of a variety of sales / business development efforts to meet internal and external deadlines

Manage multiple tasks concurrently and engage with various stakeholders / reviewers

Organize, direct, and guide proposal support team (document processors, creative services, editors, reproduction, etc.) to achieve successful, timely outcomes and high-quality deliverables

Personally participate in writing, editing, coordinating, and ensuring compliance; oversee preparation / writing of proposal sections by others

Work both collaboratively and independently, as appropriate

Exercise sound judgment to support timely decisions with the team on compliance-related issues and other issues impacting the development, production, and delivery of high quality proposals

Understand and apply Jacobs' sales best practices, processes, and software platforms for proposal development

Schedule, participate in, take and distribute notes for calls including proposal kickoff and chartering, color team reviews, lessons-learned, etc.

Coordinate geographically-dispersed proposal teams and be able to do this remotely

Follow best practices for document management, organization, and version control on proposal SharePoint sites, and apply file-sharing and close-out processes on proposals you support

Support communications and content collection with teaming partners and subcontractors

Proactively communicate issues / variances, resource needs, or other issues, seek input and support, and help develop solutions in a timely manner

Write or edit content for non-technical sections, including interviewing subject matter experts and tailoring resume and project descriptions

Direct and integrate graphic design, editing, document publishing, and reproduction staff

Contribute suggested improvements / additions to proposal development processes

Prioritize your own and others' work to meet proposal / team deliverables

Follow enterprise health and safety policies and procedures and escalates issues

Maintain robust internal client network within the business unit and / or client account teams

Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills. Possess effective active listening skills

Lead communications with graphic design, document publishing, production staff, technical writer / editors, and other proposal staff

Implement company image / brand guidelines on assigned project

Possess knowledge of and ability to perform (at a basic level) support skills (including document publishing, graphic design, and reprographic standards

BS / BA in Management, Journalism, English, or a technical discipline or 5+ years of relevant proposal coordination experience in lieu of degree

1+ years of relevant experience developing and coordinating proposals, presentations, and related sales or business development deliverables

1+ years of experience with federal clients for A-E services, PM / CM, defense, facilities and infrastructure, manufacturing, and / or environmental proposals

Proposal experience in the engineering, architecture, defense contractor, construction, manufacturing, and / or environmental industries

Advanced English verbal, writing, editing and proofreading skills, with an eye towards sales messaging, themes, proposal aesthetics, quality, and content

Strong organizational qualities and attention to detail and quality

Proactive self-starter

Willing to travel as needed to support pursuits

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (mandatory) and Adobe creative suite including In-Design (preferred)

Experience producing graphics for proposals (preferred)

Proficiency in CRM software (Salesforce preferred)

Familiarity with AI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot

United States Citizenship

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.