NEN SMIT Senior Proposal Manager

Leidos is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to lead and manage the development of winning proposals for the US Navy SMIT contract.  The proposal manager is responsible for overseeing the entire proposal process from start to finish, ensuring that all proposals are completed on time, adhere to client requirements, and align with strategic objectives.

A successful candidate must thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment while maintaining attention to detail and driving organization and structure throughout cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will be interested in cross-training to be able to understand and support all aspects of proposal development including researching past performance, writing proposal sections, and supporting oral presentations.

This position supports telework.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage the overall proposal development process from Pre-Proposal through Post Proposal (negotiations) and award or cancellation.
• Interpret technical and management requirements of SMIT solicitations (e.g., RFPs, RTEPs, RFIs) and contract modifications.
• Support a variety of proposal types based on Federal Acquisition Rules for Cost Plus, Fixed Price, and Time and Material, as well as a variety of requirement types from staff support, NON-IT, to Complex IT/Network/Cyber.
• In collaboration with Contracts and Program Managers support contract Task Order Modifications.
• Maintain and log activity in for each assigned proposal in SalesForce, providing twice weekly updates including at least one on Friday.
• In collaboration with SMIT Program Managers, create and oversee schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, proposal kickoffs, pricing strategies, Gate reviews and technical solution sessions.
• Plan for and arrange resources such as proposal review teams, editing, graphics support, and desktop publishing.
• As required - develop the business model for invoices and grouping of work elements.
• As required - review and if necessary develop basis of estimate documentation to support proposals.
• Facilitate proposal reviews (e.g., Initial Draft, Red Team) and oversee adjudication and tracking of reviewer comments.
• Coordinate with management teams, functional units, Business Development personnel, stakeholders, partners, and subject matter experts to provide leadership, support, and guide overall direction of proposal development.
• As required, edit proposals to ensure clarity of proposal solution and presentation.
• Support and ensure all documentation supporting the development, production, approval (e.g., Gate review), and submission are completed for each proposal.
• Support the initial stand-up new proposals in SMIT SharePoint directory and related support documentation is maintained in the appropriate file directories.
• Support other operation activities such as managing content databases (Sales Force.COM) and SharePoint libraries in between live bids.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience or over 15 years of direction experience such as federal government proposal management, volume lead, book boss, and/or proposal writing.
• Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work as needed to meet deadlines (nights, weekends, and holidays at times)
• Ability to manage geographically disparate teams.
• Experience with high volume task order IDIQ contracts.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary business and technical teams to develop a winning and clear proposals (including clin definitions, work descriptions, assumptions, and basis of estimates).
• Fluency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and SharePoint, and Salesforce.COM.

• Candidates must be US citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance as a condition of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Federal proposal processes and standards
• Experience bidding on DON RFPs, especially modifications to existing contracts
• Experience with Program/Project Management principles and concepts (WBS, PWS, IMS, RACI, Risk Management)
• Prior experience with Navy programs
• Ability to remain upbeat, positive, and constructive within a dynamic environment operating under high-pressure deadlines
• Master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience such as federal government proposal management, volume lead, book boss, and/or proposal writing.

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Original Posting:

October 8, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.