Government Proposal Specialist

Granite delivers advanced communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. We provide exceptional customized service with an emphasis on reliability and outstanding customer support and our customers include over 85 of the Fortune 100. Granite has over $1.85 Billion in revenue with more than 2,100 employees and is headquartered in Quincy, MA. Our mission is to be the leading telecommunications company wherever we offer services as well as provide an environment where the value of each individual is recognized and where each person has the opportunity to further their growth and achieve success.

Granite has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the "Healthiest Companies" in Massachusetts for the past 15 consecutive years.

Our offices have onsite fully equipped state of the art gyms for employees at zero cost.

Granite's philanthropy is unparalleled with over $300 million in donations to organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The ALS Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association to name a few.

We have been consistently rated a "Fastest Growing Company" by Inc. Magazine.

Granite was named to Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Granite was recently named One of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity.

Our company's insurance package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, 401K retirement with company match, childcare benefits, tuition assistance, and more.

If you are a highly motivated individual who wants to grow your career with a fast paced and progressive company, Granite has countless opportunities for you.

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General Summary of Position:

The Granite Government Team is a dynamic group engaged in a wide variety of projects at many levels of the organization. The Government Contract Specialist position is an integral part of that environment where practicality, communication and collegiality are necessary components.

The Government Proposal Specialist will assist in the capture of government contracts at the Federal, state, and local levels by gathering and formatting information, writing, and editing proposals, and obtaining appropriate approvals. The position requires a team player with good written and verbal communication and relationship building skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with sales, solutions engineering, legal and finance teams to understand proposals requirements and develop strategy for the proposal response.
• Ownership of the proposal timeline from beginning to end.
• Meet all proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
• Work effectively with internal subject matter experts to develop consistent, compelling responses to satisfy proposal requirements.
• Review functional, technical and company information received from internal subject matter experts.
• Coordinate final production and delivery of completed proposal response.
• Ability to work on multiple proposals simultaneously.
• Maintain quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Excellent research skills and the ability to write persuasively and articulately.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong coordination and planning skills.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in drafting and/or contributing to proposals (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs etc.) responses.
• Working knowledge of government contracting concepts, including Federal Acquisition Regulations, federal supply schedules, multiple award schedules, firm fixed price contracts, and IDIQ contracts.
• Must be technologically savvy in order to navigate and organize electronic submissions and online bids.
• Creativity and initiative. Ability to identify problems and/or inefficiencies and independently offer/implement practical solutions.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with proven ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Must be able to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced work environment with strict deadlines.
• Excellent internal and external negotiation skills. Must interface effectively with internal management, and customer representatives including contracting officers and specialists.
• Computer skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office, MS Word).
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• US Citizenship Required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English or related discipline preferred.
• Prior representation of telecommunication clients or employment within the telecommunications industry.
• 3-5 years prior experience with government contracting requirements, including Federal acquisition vehicles and statewide contracts.
• Professional certifications such as APMP, CPCM, CFCM, CCCM or PMP

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