Proposal Solutions Architect

Position Summary

Is your superpower transforming technical requirements into winning, compliant, and cost-effective solutions? At AIS, the Proposal Solutions Architect is the creative force behind designing and writing winning technical, management, and staffing solutions—part strategist, part storyteller, and part architect of what's possible. In this role, you'll collaborate with business development, capture, proposal management, operations, subject matter experts, and functional teams to turn complex requirements into compelling, mission‑aligned solutions that stand out.

You'll shape the vision, write the narrative, and help bring big ideas to life in a way that's compliant, innovative, and exciting for our government partners. Ideally, you will be in one of our corporate offices (Oak Ridge, TN; Tempe, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; or Cincinnati, OH), but remote candidates that are highly qualified will be considered.

• Develop end‑to‑end technical solutions for proposals primarily supporting federal environmental and nuclear clients.
• Create high-quality products such as technical narratives, operational execution plans, management and staffing approaches, and transition plans.
• Lead technical solutioning sessions and collaborate with SMEs to build integrated solutions and a cohesive approach.
• Conceptualize proposal graphics, working with the graphics team to execute your vision.
• Translate customer requirements into winning narrative, ensure proposal readiness, and support oral presentations and technical clarifications. Experience working with government customers in mission-critical environments.
• Experience supporting DOE, NNSA, or similar mission-critical federal customers.
• Experience supporting GWAC/IDIQ vehicles and task order proposals.

• Serve as the technical or management volume lead or contributor, ensuring deliverables are compliant, persuasive, technically defensible, and responsive.
• Partner with Proposal Managers to develop outlines, compliance matrices, and annotated outlines.
• Write or edit technical and management proposal sections.
• Support color team reviews and incorporate reviewer feedback into the technical solution and proposal narrative.
• Collaborate with pricing teams to ensure the technical and cost strategies align.

• Support capture teams in shaping opportunities, conducting solutioning workshops, and performing Black Hat/Win Strategy activities.
• Participate in customer meetings, discussions, and solution demonstrations to validate needs and refine the technical approach.
• Conduct competitive assessments and differentiate the technical solution against competitor offerings.

• Participate in oral presentations, technical challenges, and customer Q&A.
• Provide clarifications following submission and support proposal debrief preparation.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of experience developing solutions for federal programs (DOE and DoD preferred).

• Proven experience supporting large, complex federal proposals (>$100M+).
• Strong technical writing skills and experience producing proposal content under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of federal procurement processes and proposal life cycles (Shipley, APMP, or similar).
• If working remotely, ability to travel to corporate office locations to support proposal development.
• Experience working with government customers in mission-critical environments.
• Experience supporting DOE, NNSA, or similar mission-critical federal customers.
• Experience supporting GWAC/IDIQ vehicles and task order proposals.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Creative problem solving and innovation mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple simultaneous proposals.
• Work may be required outside normal business hours and sometimes on short notice.
• Must be willing and able to travel.

• Criminal Background Check.
• Pre‑placement Drug Screening.

ASRC Industrial (AIS), and its Operating Companies affords equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. AIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.