Technical Proposal & Solutions Specialist (Job ID: 4590)

Careers | Electronic Security Systems and Federal contracting

36m ago

Remote In-Country

Full Time

Canada, United States of America

Technical Proposal & Solutions Specialist

Position Summary:

The Technical Proposal & Solutions Specialist supports organizational growth and execution by converting Federal Government requirements, technical inputs, and site-assessment information into clear, compliant, and executable proposal content and technical documentation. The role combines proposal development, requirements analysis, technical writing, and solution-development support for Electronic Security Systems (ESS), communications, and related infrastructure projects supporting DoD, USACE, DoS, and other Federal customers. The ideal candidate can work across Business Development, program/project management, engineering, estimating, supply chain, and field operations to produce technically credible responses while preserving clear ownership of engineering decisions, pricing, and project execution. Hampton Roads-based candidates are preferred to support close collaboration with Organization Operations, Engineering, Program Management, and technical teams; however, fully remote candidates with exceptional Federal proposal and ESS technical experience will be considered.

Job Description:

Proposal Development & Compliance

Develop and coordinate technical proposal content for RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, task orders, sources-sought notices, and other Federal procurement actions.
Analyze solicitation instructions, evaluation criteria, SOWs/PWSs, specifications, drawings, amendments, and contract requirements; develop and maintain proposal compliance matrices and requirement traceability.
Create proposal outlines, content plans, technical approaches, management narratives, staffing and work-plan narratives, schedules, methodologies, and supporting documentation in coordination with responsible subject-matter experts.
Identify ambiguities, conflicts, assumptions, risks, missing information, and potential Government questions early enough to support clarification and proposal strategy.
Coordinate, edit, and integrate inputs from Business Development, program/project management, engineering, estimating, supply chain, contracts, and operations into a consistent and responsive proposal.
Perform technical editing and quality-control reviews for accuracy, consistency, readability, cross-reference integrity, and compliance with solicitation requirements and approved proposal strategy.
Support proposal reviews, color-team or equivalent review cycles, comment adjudication, and final production/submission readiness.

Technical Solution & Requirements Support

Translate customer requirements and approved technical concepts into executable scopes of work, technical approaches, deliverables, acceptance criteria, assumptions, exclusions, and contractor/Government responsibilities.
Work with engineering and technical leads to document solution concepts for access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance/VMS, intercom and mass notification, structured cabling, fiber, networks, backup power, and related ESS infrastructure.
Assess existing documentation and site information to identify compatibility, obsolescence, interface, infrastructure, constructability, and implementation concerns that require technical resolution.
Research manufacturers, products, standards, integration capabilities, lifecycle considerations, and installation requirements to support technical decision-making; route final design or architecture decisions to the designated technical authority.
Support estimators and Project Managers with documented technical assumptions, quantities, work breakdowns, labor drivers, risks, and other inputs needed to develop ROMs and detailed estimates; pricing ownership remains with the responsible estimating/contracts functions.
Ensure proposed approaches are reviewed by the operational and technical owners responsible for field executability before submission.

Site Assessments & Technical Documentation

Participate in technical site surveys at military installations and Federal facilities and capture existing conditions through field notes, photographs, measurements, equipment inventories, and drawing markups.
Coordinate with Government representatives, users, and technical personnel to clarify operational requirements and document constraints affecting scope, cost, schedule, safety, cybersecurity, or system performance.
Convert validated survey findings into proposal content, scopes of work, requirements matrices, technical narratives, and other actionable project documentation.
Support development of technical submittals, work plans, installation methodologies, testing/commissioning procedures, RFIs, Engineering Change Proposals, change-order narratives, and technical correspondence as required.

Knowledge Management & Process Improvement

Build and maintain a controlled library of reusable technical approaches, past-performance content, standard narratives, lessons learned, approved assumptions, and other proposal artifacts.
Capture proposal lessons learned and recurring customer requirements to improve future response quality, speed, and consistency.
Support development and continuous improvement of proposal-development standards, templates, review checklists, content-management practices, and handoff processes between capture/proposal and project execution.
Maintain awareness of evolving Federal, DoD, USACE, cybersecurity, construction, and ESS requirements relevant to assigned opportunities.

Competencies

Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to identify gaps, inconsistencies, risks, and unstated dependencies.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to challenge unclear requirements and weak assumptions constructively while working collaboratively with subject-matter experts.
Strong ownership, organization, and follow-through in a deadline-driven environment.
Practical understanding of the relationship among technical scope, field execution, cost, schedule, compliance, and customer acceptance.
Professional judgment to distinguish between documenting a solution and exercising engineering, pricing, contractual, or program-management authority.

Required Qualifications:

Must have a bachelor's degree in technical writing, engineering, information technology, construction management, communications, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Must have 5+ years of experience developing technical proposals, technical documentation, engineering/construction documentation, or comparable Federal Government deliverables.
Must have demonstrated ability to interpret SOWs/PWSs, specifications, drawings, evaluation criteria, and contract requirements and translate them into compliant written responses.
Must have strong technical writing, editing, research, requirements-analysis, and document-organization skills.
Must have working knowledge of ESS, low-voltage systems, communications/network infrastructure, or related Federal technical environments.
Must have the ability to coordinate multiple contributors and assignments under compressed proposal deadlines while maintaining document control and attention to detail.
Must have advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and strong working proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and collaborative document-review workflows.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience supporting DoD, USACE, DoS/OBO, or other Federal Government customers and acquisition environments preferred.
Experience with ESS technologies including access control, IDS, CCTV/VMS, electronic locking/door hardware, intercom/mass notification, structured cabling, fiber, IP networks, and UPS/backup power preferred.
Familiarity with applicable DoD/UFC requirements, Federal cybersecurity requirements, STIGs, EM 385-1-1, and Government submittal/acceptance processes preferred.
Experience developing proposal compliance matrices, technical approaches, staffing/work plans, basis-of-estimate inputs, and site-survey reports preferred.
Experience with enterprise security platforms and manufacturers such as LenelS2, Genetec, Hirsch/Identiv, AMAG, Milestone, Axis, or comparable systems preferred.
Experience supporting structured proposal review processes and maintaining reusable proposal/content libraries preferred.

Security Requirements:

Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel up to 20%.
If the position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, the candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as a REAL ID. More information regarding REAL ID can be found at www.dhs.gov/real-id.

Physical Requirements:

Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting, for prolonged periods.
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
Communicating with others to exchange information.
Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Subject to outside environmental conditions (cold/heat); subject to noise, vibration, close quarters, and/or the need to function in narrow aisles or passageways.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Any offer of employment with Valkyrie Enterprises is contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable pre-employment requirements. Depending on the position, these may include a criminal background investigation, employment and education verification, pre-employment drug screening, driving record review, security clearance eligibility, government installation access, and any other customer or contract-specific requirements. Failure to successfully meet any required pre-employment condition may result in the withdrawal of the contingent offer of employment.

Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote, and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Required Skills

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Required Languages

🇬🇧 English