Senior Proposal Specialist (Federal Market)

at CDM Smith in Missoula, Montana, United States Job Description 44931BR Requisition ID: 44931BR Business Unit: FSU Job Description: CDM Smith is expanding the marketing team within our Federal Services Unit and is seeking a proven Senior Marketing Specialist with strong proposal experience supporting environmental remediation, civil works, and water resilience contracts. In this role, you will support business development efforts for multimillion-dollar U.S. government opportunities, both nationwide and overseas, collaborating with technical, management, and marketing professionals across the firm. Responsibilities include: - Conduct research on federal contract opportunities, competitors, and potential teaming partners, as well as review and analyze FedBizOpps synopses, requests for proposals, and related solicitation documents. - Direct the federal pursuit strategy by handling pre-positioning, capture planning, evaluating opportunities, and supporting Go/No-Go decisions. - Use AI-powered tools and analytics platforms to analyze trends, automate opportunity tracking, streamline research, identify patterns, and gain actionable insights into competitor positioning and teaming strategies to enhance decision-making throughout the pursuit process. - Oversee comprehensive proposal development for federal projects of diverse scale and complexity, managing the process from initial capture to submission and presentation. - Develop proposal strategies, key themes, and compelling win messages that align with solicitation requirements and highlight company differentiators. - Organize and facilitate all proposal-related activities and reviews, including kickoff sessions, strategic meetings, color evaluations, and final production. - Maintain compliance and high quality in proposals through thorough solicitation analysis, creation of compliance matrices, detailed reviews, and oversight of final submissions. - Collaborate across technical teams, proposal staff, and subconsultants to craft unified and consistent submissions. - Assign proposal resources efficiently, anticipate workload demands, and guide proposal coordinators and contributors through mentorship. - Engage in client debriefs and lessons-learned exercises to drive ongoing improvements in pursuit and proposal efforts. Job Title: Senior Proposal Specialist (Federal Market) Group: OPS Employment Type: Regular Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree. - 6 years of related experience. - Domestic and/or internation To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account