Proposal Manager- Infrastructure-North America (Remote)

Proposal Manager

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 critical infrastructure market, nation-wide.

What You'll Be Doing :

• Leads and manages a team in the development of complex proposals to craft compliant, responsive, and compelling deliverables that solve customers' problems and differentiates us from the competition.
• Sets the overall strategy for proposal development and maintains a high degree of decision-making authority.
• Holds team members accountable for their work and encourages them to stay focused and motivated throughout the process; provides timely feedback, celebrates milestones and achievements, and recognizes the contributions of each team member.
• Provides strategic guidance and mentorship to team members, including capture teams.
• Proactively manages stakeholder relationships and communicates proposal strategies and progress to senior leadership; contributes valuable insights and recommendations to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of the proposal management function.
• Addresses and resolves any issues or conflicts that may arise within the team, mediates disagreements, finds solutions to challenges, and maintains a positive working environment.
• Refines and optimizes proposal processes and best practices to drive pursuit excellence.
• Perform detailed analysis of RFP / RFQ / RFI documents to assess requirements and develop compelling proposal narratives that demonstrate our value proposition.
• Builds compliance matrices, schedules, and annotated outlines.
• Manages, interacts, and collaborates with :
• Capture teams to guide proposal development efforts through the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
• SMEs to convey our winning narrative throughout the proposal.
• Graphics and desktop publishing teams to develop tailored templates, infographic concepts, and standards for proposal look and feel, writing style, and layout.
• Facilitates proposal kick-off meetings, milestone meetings, color reviews (e.g., pink, red, gold) and recovery periods to ensure quality deliverables.
• Facilitates strategy-driven workshops (e.g., storyboarding, WinLabs, writer's workshops) to produce compelling messaging and creative narratives for top pursuits.
• Writes non-technical portions of the proposal (e.g., cover letters, executive summaries, project descriptions, resumes, team qualifications, management plans, and win themes and discriminators).
• Reviews proposal drafts and final documents for compliance, responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy, and quality.
• Establishes a proposal schedule and resource plan to facilitate on-time delivery of all required documents.
• Manages and oversees interview / oral preparation, development of collateral, and coaching activities.
• Leads team initiatives to introduce and promote efficiencies and improve win rates across the business segment.
• Collaborates with business development and regional leadership to develop collateral (e.g., fact sheets, leave behinds, client specific PowerPoint presentations) related to pre-positioning activities.
• Collaborate with our graphics team to establish templates and standards for proposal look and feel, writing style, and layout
• Responsible for writing non-technical portions of the proposal (i.e., cover letters, executive summaries, project descriptions, resumes, team qualifications, various management plans, win themes and discriminators, etc.)
• Establish a production schedule and resource plan to ensure all required proposal documents are produced properly and delivered on time
• Oversee client interview preparation, development of collateral and coaching activities
• Contribute and maintain SalesCloud Opportunity CRM record for accuracy and completeness
• Perform closeout activities ensuring lessons learned and debriefing process is initiated

What Required Skills You'll Bring :

What Desired Skills You'll Bring :

Security Clearance Requirement : None

This 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 : $48.51 - $84.90

We 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 questAPPLY TODAY!