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Senior Proposal Specialist (Federal Market)

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at CDM Smith in Kellogg, Idaho, United States

Kellogg, ID (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 5 days ago (Updated 3 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/2/2026

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Job Description

at CDM Smith in Kellogg, Idaho, United States Job Description 44931

BR Requisition ID:

44931

BR 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)

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OPS Employment Type:

Regular Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree.
6 years of related experience.
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