Proposal Writer Team Lead
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Proposal Writer Team Lead
SAIC – Reston, VA – Full-time – Posted 12 hours ago
Location:
Reston, VA, US |
Date Posted:
2026-02-23 |
Category:
Business Development |
Subcategory:
Proposal |
Schedule:
Full-time |
Shift:
Day Job |
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time |
Minimum Clearance Required:
None |
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret |
Potential for Remote Work:
Yes
SAIC is seeking a skilled Proposal Writer Team Lead to supervise a segment of 8‑10 Proposal Development Center (PDC) writers. The Team Lead must demonstrate strong leadership and coaching, high‑quality writing, and solid AI‑use skills to manage writing and content deliverables. The successful candidate should live within commuting distance of Northern Virginia and/or the greater Washington metropolitan area. This position offers flexibility for remote work; however, the candidate must be willing to travel and collaborate in‑office in Reston, VA when necessary.
What You’ll Do – Key Responsibilities
Manage and lead a team of writers, providing administrative and performance management support.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to strengthen the PDC’s position in the proposal process.
Offer ad‑hoc training, coaching, and general guidance on best practices for proposal quality and customer service.
Write and lead technical, management, resume, and past performance sections and volumes.
Collaborate within a team to clearly articulate the solution, strategy, approach to work, experience, win themes, and discriminators.
Utilize communication and interviewing skills to gather essential information from internal and external stakeholders to support writing activities.
Craft clear, persuasive, and articulate proposal sections, translating complex ideas into easily understandable text.
Develop and implement process improvements and training to enhance proposal quality.
What You’ll Bring to the Table In this role you will join a collaborative, team‑culture environment with all levels of proposal contributors and stakeholders. You should have a hunger for knowledge, a thirst for quality, and an eye for accuracy. Strong critical‑thinking skills and the ability to digest technically complex information are essential. Your strengths in written communication, English language proficiency, and the ability to weave win strategies, themes, and discriminators into proposal artifacts will be highly valued.
What SAIC Offers We empower you to paint our proposals with your creative and analytical skills. SAIC is dedicated to your professional development and career growth with a mature mentor‑protégé program and robust training opportunities (e.g., emerging technologies, leadership development, and industry best practices). In this deadline‑driven industry, we offer competitive compensation, a flexible work schedule, and work‑life balance.
Some of SAIC’s recognition includes:
Leader in Artificial Intelligence (2025): Named a leader in AI services for both national civilian government and U.S. defense and intelligence agencies by IDC MarketScape.
Best Place to Work (2025‑2026): For the second consecutive year, SAIC was named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work.
Top Veteran Employer (2025)
Innovative Software Award (2024‑2025): SAIC's ReadyOne™ software won at the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards.
Top Supplier Diversity (2025): Received the National HUBZone Council Trailblazer Supplier Diversity Award.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 18+ years of experience, Master's with 16 years of experience.
10+ years of experience as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations.
Proven success in writing and leading technical, management, resume, and/or past performance volumes for complex efforts.
Excellent writing skills.
Solid use of AI platforms to develop proposal content.
Strong organizational and leadership skills.
Ability to coach and instruct others to ensure consistency and quality.
Strong work ethic with a commitment to ongoing excellence and growth.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Candidates must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
We Really Wish You Would Have
Solid experience using various AI platforms.
Experience with FEDSIM/AAS, OTA, and Self‑Scoring bids is a plus.
Knowledge of infrastructure modernization, applications/software development and sustainment, cloud solutions, warfighter solutions, and agile methodologies for defense, civilian, space, and national security sectors of the federal government.
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Location:
Reston, VA, US |
Date Posted:
2026-02-23 |
Category:
Business Development |
Subcategory:
Proposal |
Schedule:
Full-time |
Shift:
Day Job |
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time |
Minimum Clearance Required:
None |
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret |
Potential for Remote Work:
Yes
SAIC is seeking a skilled Proposal Writer Team Lead to supervise a segment of 8‑10 Proposal Development Center (PDC) writers. The Team Lead must demonstrate strong leadership and coaching, high‑quality writing, and solid AI‑use skills to manage writing and content deliverables. The successful candidate should live within commuting distance of Northern Virginia and/or the greater Washington metropolitan area. This position offers flexibility for remote work; however, the candidate must be willing to travel and collaborate in‑office in Reston, VA when necessary.
What You’ll Do – Key Responsibilities
Manage and lead a team of writers, providing administrative and performance management support.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to strengthen the PDC’s position in the proposal process.
Offer ad‑hoc training, coaching, and general guidance on best practices for proposal quality and customer service.
Write and lead technical, management, resume, and past performance sections and volumes.
Collaborate within a team to clearly articulate the solution, strategy, approach to work, experience, win themes, and discriminators.
Utilize communication and interviewing skills to gather essential information from internal and external stakeholders to support writing activities.
Craft clear, persuasive, and articulate proposal sections, translating complex ideas into easily understandable text.
Develop and implement process improvements and training to enhance proposal quality.
What You’ll Bring to the Table In this role you will join a collaborative, team‑culture environment with all levels of proposal contributors and stakeholders. You should have a hunger for knowledge, a thirst for quality, and an eye for accuracy. Strong critical‑thinking skills and the ability to digest technically complex information are essential. Your strengths in written communication, English language proficiency, and the ability to weave win strategies, themes, and discriminators into proposal artifacts will be highly valued.
What SAIC Offers We empower you to paint our proposals with your creative and analytical skills. SAIC is dedicated to your professional development and career growth with a mature mentor‑protégé program and robust training opportunities (e.g., emerging technologies, leadership development, and industry best practices). In this deadline‑driven industry, we offer competitive compensation, a flexible work schedule, and work‑life balance.
Some of SAIC’s recognition includes:
Leader in Artificial Intelligence (2025): Named a leader in AI services for both national civilian government and U.S. defense and intelligence agencies by IDC MarketScape.
Best Place to Work (2025‑2026): For the second consecutive year, SAIC was named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work.
Top Veteran Employer (2025)
Innovative Software Award (2024‑2025): SAIC's ReadyOne™ software won at the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards.
Top Supplier Diversity (2025): Received the National HUBZone Council Trailblazer Supplier Diversity Award.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 18+ years of experience, Master's with 16 years of experience.
10+ years of experience as a proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations.
Proven success in writing and leading technical, management, resume, and/or past performance volumes for complex efforts.
Excellent writing skills.
Solid use of AI platforms to develop proposal content.
Strong organizational and leadership skills.
Ability to coach and instruct others to ensure consistency and quality.
Strong work ethic with a commitment to ongoing excellence and growth.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Candidates must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
We Really Wish You Would Have
Solid experience using various AI platforms.
Experience with FEDSIM/AAS, OTA, and Self‑Scoring bids is a plus.
Knowledge of infrastructure modernization, applications/software development and sustainment, cloud solutions, warfighter solutions, and agile methodologies for defense, civilian, space, and national security sectors of the federal government.
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