Lead Technical Writer/Proposal Coordinator

Lead Technical Writer/Proposal Coordinator

Job ID: 2618399

Location: Herndon, VA, United States

Date Posted: Oct 26, 2026

Category: Program Management

Subcategory: Project Analyst

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid

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Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Lead Technical Writer / Proposal Coordinator to support a classified program.

This individual will serve as the primary PMO lead for assigned proposal efforts, with end-to-end responsibility for coordinating, developing, integrating, and driving responses from solicitation release through final submission.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical writing and proposal management capabilities with an understanding of Intelligence Community missions, government contracting, technical requirements, staffing strategies, and competitive proposal development.

The position requires a hands-on professional who can independently lead proposal efforts, coordinate cross-functional resources, develop compelling and compliant responses, and proactively prepare for upcoming opportunities.

Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:

Proposal Leadership and Execution

• Lead assigned proposal efforts from release through final submission, including requirement analysis, research, content development, coordination, and response integration.
• Serve as Proposal Coordinator and Lead Writer for assigned proposals, managing kickoff activities, proposal schedules, contributor assignments, milestones, review cycles, and final deliverables.
• Develop, write, edit, and integrate technical, management, staffing, and other required proposal content.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop complete and competitive responses.
• Coordinate candidate identification, incumbent research, skills-matrix development, and interview activities as needed.
• Serve as the liaison to BD/Capture for assigned pursuits, providing program information, mission knowledge, technical inputs, and coordination support as needed.

Opportunity Research and Proposal Readiness

• Lead pre-solicitation research and readiness activities for forecasted proposals, upcoming recompetes, and other assigned opportunities.
• Research customer missions, technical environments, requirements, incumbent contractors, personnel, potential teammates, and relevant capabilities.
• Identify potential staffing sources, existing program resources, applicable experience, and information gaps that may affect proposal strategy.
• Develop and maintain opportunity profiles to support proposal planning and execution.
• Collaborate with program leadership, BD/Capture, technical SMEs, and recruiting personnel to improve readiness ahead of formal solicitations.
• Identify potential teaming or capability gaps and elevate recommendations to program leadership for evaluation.

Technical and Mission Coordination

• Coordinate focused engagements with internal technical resources, SMEs, teammates, and authorized customer representatives to obtain information relevant to assigned opportunities.
• Prepare engagement plans outlining objectives, background research, participants, questions, and expected outcomes.
• Document information obtained, implications for proposal development, outstanding questions, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate customer-facing engagements through program leadership and adhere to applicable procurement communication restrictions.
• Leverage established BD/Capture planning tools and approved processes to support opportunity development.

Program Knowledge Management and Proposal Resources

• Develop and maintain a centralized program mission and opportunity knowledge base covering customer missions, technical capabilities, incumbents, teammates, personnel, staffing, and anticipated opportunities.
• Maintain reusable program past-performance and qualification materials, including contract scope, technical capabilities, representative accomplishments, staffing, and performance outcomes.
• Organize and maintain proposal artifacts, reusable content, research, and supporting documentation for future pursuits.
• Ensure relevant proposal and mission information is accessible to authorized personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
• TS/SCI with polygraph.
• 5+ years demonstrated experience in IC government proposal development & management, technical writing, and proposal coordination or management.
• Experience independently leading proposal efforts from solicitation analysis through final submission.
• Strong technical writing, editing, document integration, and written communication skills.
• Experience developing technical, management, staffing, or past-performance proposal content.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting USG programs, missions, and customers.
• Experience with IDIQ contracts, task-order proposals, and competitive federal procurement processes.
• Familiarity with Shipley or comparable proposal development methodologies.
• Experience maintaining proposal repositories, opportunity pipelines, and reusable past-performance materials.

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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