Proposal Manager

CenCore is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead the development of high-quality, compliant proposals for federal and defense opportunities. Reporting to the Director of Proposal Operations, you will manage proposals from kickoff to submission and coordinate capture, technical, pricing, contracts, and teaming partner contributors. Your work helps strengthen CenCore's win rate across a growing pipeline of work that supports national security missions. This is a remote, full-time role covering a range of opportunity types, including RFPs, RFQs, sources sought notices, and RFIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full proposal lifecycle for federal and DoD opportunities, including RFPs, RFQs, sources sought notices, and RFIs.
• Analyze solicitations and build compliance matrices, proposal outlines, and proposal schedules.
• Lead kickoff meetings, status calls, and color team reviews (Pink, Red, and Gold).
• Coordinate with capture managers, subject matter experts, pricing, contracts, and teaming partners to meet proposal deadlines.
• Write, edit, and refine technical, management, and past performance volumes.
• Ensure every submission is compliant, consistent, and delivered on time.
• Support teaming and subcontracting efforts, including gathering partner input and managing data calls.
• Manage proposal content in SharePoint and maintain a reusable content library.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement of proposal processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, English, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in federal proposal development, including at least 2 years managing proposals.
• Strong knowledge of the FAR, DFARS, and the federal acquisition process.
• Proven ability to manage multiple proposals with competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience with DoD, Intelligence Community, or USACE proposals.
• Familiarity with construction, SCIF/ICD 705, or security services proposals.
• APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification.
• Experience with Shipley or similar proposal methodologies.

Skills / Competencies

• Excellent writing and editing.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Deadline and schedule management under pressure.
• Cross-functional coordination and meeting facilitation.
• Solicitation analysis and compliance tracking.
• Content management and knowledge reuse.
• Clear communication with internal teams and external partners.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Remote, full-time position based out of Utah. Qualified applicants located outside of Utah may be considered.
• Primarily computer-based work, including extended periods of reading, writing, and editing on screen.
• Regular virtual meetings, including kickoffs, status calls, and color team reviews.
• Extended or after-hours work may be required near proposal submission deadlines. This is periodic, not ongoing.
• Travel: Minimal, primarily occasional trips to Utah for business development meetings.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made, as required by law, to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.