At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. We’re robust and ambitious, and we empower our people to do their best work. You’ll feel inspired by what you can achieve and will be supported by an inclusive and flexible culture that genuinely cares for your wellbeing. Together, we can be the difference. 

Your New Role

Our Capture Management team within the Leidos AU Growth Office have a new opportunity for a Proposal Manager to manage all phases of proposals.

As a Proposal Manager, you are responsible for the submission of compliant and compelling Tender responses. Working closely with the Capture Manager and the Business Development Team, you will be shaping the future of our business, whilst working in a fast paced and high performing team.

To be successful in this role, you must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment and ensure all customer requirements and business objectives are met whilst maintaining a Healthy competitive environment to drive the proposal to winning position.   

The key responsibilities of Proposal Manager are:

• Clearly communicate the capture team’s plans, methods, and vision to all stakeholders and use the Wall of Truth to establish writing guidance
• Work closely with the Proposal Coordinator on all proposal plans, schedules, and direction
• Meet with authors individually to review their section structure and content, and make suggestions to improve their product
• Regularly read all proposal sections to ensure consistency and support of high-level win themes
• Require proposal authors to adhere to instructions and all guidance, and make timely assignment changes if necessary
• Uses different ways to collaborate and interface with SMEs (e.g., interviews, research, drafted responses for SME review, analysis, and feedback of SME writing)
• Leads Daily Stand Ups producing action items and tracking actions to closure
• Ensure daily stand ups are short and focused on issues, progress and actions, table lengthy discussion for separate meetings
• Schedules proposal milestones, to include a Kick-off, AMU Review, IDR Review, Red Team Review, BRR and Final Content Check Delivery Plan Review, Final Content Review, and Final Compliance Check.
• Creates final production plans working with a coordinator.

About You and What You'll Bring

• Exceptional writing and communication skills, and the ability to articulate clearly and influentially.
• The ability to encourage collaboration and creativity whilst maintaining sight of the client’s requirements.
• Project Management skills and the ability to enable efficient organisation of resources to meet strict timelines.
• Attentive and detail-oriented, to work to the constraints and demands set out in the client’s request for proposal
• Displays an understanding of standard proposal management vocabulary and responsibilities
• Demonstrates basic understanding of the foundation for developing compliant proposals in line with Leidos' Win Plan
• Addresses some complex steps using own judgement, but supervision or mentorship may be needed
• Analyses customer documentation and identify anomalies and redundancies, and communicates these to the capture team
• Defining and providing an example of solicitation instructions, solicitation evaluation, industry terms, contract terms, solicitation deliverables, and processes required
• Creates a basic compliance matrix with accurate solicitation instructions and evaluation criteria
• Ability to obtain a baseline clearance is required therefore applicants must hold Australian citizenship. 

What you'll love 

At Leidos, you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. 

As a business we are focusing on setting people up for growth and success, so individuals can develop specialist skills and make significant contributions whilst broadening their experience within the cyber security field.  If this sounds like you and you have the right attitude coupled with the willingness to challenge yourself and want to be in a team delivering security capability for government – apply today.

We embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.