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Proposal Technical Writer

Job in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listing for: Tetra Tech
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-27
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Technical Writer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 130000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 130000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Halvik Corp

delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!

Position Overview

The Federal Proposal Technical Writer (Mid–Senior Level) leads the development of high-quality, compliant, and persuasive proposal content in response to U.S. Government solicitations. This role supports a wide variety of proposal efforts, including Requests for Information (RFIs), Sources Sought Notices, Requests for Quotations (RFQs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and task orders under multiple-award contract vehicles.

The Technical Writer is responsible for authoring technical volumes, tailoring key personnel resumes, and developing impactful past performance narratives that align with evaluation criteria and strengthen the overall win strategy. This individual partners closely with Proposal Managers, Graphic Designers, Capture Managers, Solution Architects, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling, and evaluator-focused content. The role requires a strategic mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced federal contracting environment.

Core

Responsibilities
  • Lead development of technical proposal content across multiple volumes, including but not limited to:
    • Technical Approach
    • Management Approach
    • Staffing and Key Personnel Plans
    • Transition and Quality Control Plans
  • Analyze solicitation documents (RFPs, RFQs, RFI), with deep understanding of Sections L & M, to drive compliant and strategic responses
  • Develop solution graphics, process flows, and visual representations that clearly communicate technical concepts, methodologies, and discriminators.
  • Ensure graphics align with proposal narratives, win themes, and brand standards
  • Own and tailor key personnel resumes, ensuring alignment with labor categories, qualifications, and evaluation criteria
  • Develop, refine, and optimize past performance narratives, emphasizing relevancy, outcomes, and discriminators
  • Collaborate with Capture Managers and Proposal Leadership to incorporate win themes, strengths, and differentiators throughout the response
  • Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and compelling language for government evaluators
  • Lead or support storyboarding and content planning sessions
  • Participate in and contribute to color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold), including incorporating and adjudicating feedback
  • Ensure consistency in voice, messaging, and formatting across all proposal artifacts
  • Support compliance reviews and quality assurance checks
  • Use AI tools and Halvik's internal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) tool to accelerate research, drafting, and content reuse, while critically reviewing and verifying all AI-assisted output for accuracy, compliance, and quality before inclusion in a proposal
  • Stay current on evolving proposal processes, tools, and team culture, and apply updates to daily practice
  • Mentor junior writers and contribute to continuous improvement of proposal processes, templates, and content libraries
  • Maintain and enhance reusable content, including resumes and past performance repositories
Writing Expertise
  • Technical, persuasive, and compliance-driven federal proposal writing
  • RFI, RFQ, RFP, and task order responses
  • Key personnel resume and past performance development
  • Executive summaries and management narratives
  • Process documentation and quality assurance plans
  • Storyboarding and solution graphic narratives
  • Editi…
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