Noblis

Proposal Editor

Noblis$65K — $101K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship is required
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance
  • Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years or Master's Degree with 1+ year of technical writing/editing experience
  • Proven experience in writing, editing, and reviewing technical proposal documents
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Solid organizational and time management skills
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and 365 applications

Responsibilities

  • Edit and desktop publish proposal sections and other content
  • Review solicitations for technical requirements adherence
  • Ensure proposal writing meets standards for style and clarity
  • Mentor team on effective proposal editing strategies
  • Collaborate with proposal managers on outlines and templates
  • Edit text and supporting graphics for clarity and impact
  • Maintain supporting information for custom submissions

Benefits

  • Health, life, and disability insurance
  • Financial and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave and tuition assistance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Work-life balance programs
  • Recognition for exceptional performance
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking a Proposal Editor to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on a variety of proposal-related documents to edit and desktop publish (DTP) materials in a manner that improves their quality and ensures that they are editorially correct but does not alter their technical accuracy or meaning. Will edit and DTP technical and nontechnical text as necessary to prepare and finalize compelling proposals. Will also support strategy for proposal writing and marketing communications across a variety of channels, with a strong focus on federal proposal submissions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities:
  • Serve as editor and desktop publisher for proposal sections, white papers, and other content to support proposal efforts.
  • Review solicitations for technical requirements and ensure that those requirements are met.
  • Edit writing of proposal team for style, grammar, punctuation, content, spelling, readability, and clarity.
  • Mentor personnel on effective proposal editing/writing strategies; help maintain written documentation on proposal editing procedures; communicate these procedures to stakeholders; discuss and explain reasons for edits to technical writers.
  • Work with proposal managers to develop proposal outlines and templates and to write proposal sections (such as past performance and resumes) when needed.
  • Help edit text supporting graphics.
  • Compose and maintain supporting information, such as biographical sketches, current and pending support, company history, and facilities descriptions that need to be customized for each submission.
  • Participate in final production process, including desktop publishing, quality control, and white glove, and also ensure that all production/format specifications are followed.
  • Help maintain repository of frequently used proposal information.
  • Perform additional internal and external communication tasks related to business development team efforts.

Required Qualifications

  • US Citizenship is required
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of technical writing/editing and/or publication experience OR Master's Degree with 1+ year of experience of technical writing/editing and/or publication experience
  • Proven experience writing, editing, and reviewing technical proposal documents for clarity, compliance, and accuracy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt content for diverse audiences and stakeholders.
  • Solid organizational, time management, and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft 365 applications; experience with SharePoint and proposal development processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • CF APMP certified or knowledgeable of the Shipley proposal process.
  • Familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Familiar with Atlassian Jira and/or Confluence.
  • Experience coordinating proposals and/or RFIs.

Overview

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation's toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers' most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $65,200.00 - USD $101,950.00 /Yr.

About Noblis

Noblis is an American not-for-profit science, technology, and strategy organization that provides technical and advisory services to federal government clients. Noblis works in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise transformation. Noblis was created in 1996 when Mitretek Systems Inc. was split into two separate entities. The other entity became known as Noblis ESI. Noblis has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the Washington, D.C. area by the Washington Business Journal and the Washingtonian.
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Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1996

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