Description & Requirements

Elevate your career with MANTECH International Corporation! Join a dynamic team dedicated to national security through cutting-edge technology. Since 1968, MANTECH has led in delivering advanced solutions to government intelligence, the Department of Defense, and Federal Civilian sectors. Dive into innovation in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Your journey to impactful work and rapid growth starts now—be extraordinary at MANTECH!

Description & Requirements

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Proposal Staffing Lead to join our team. This is a remote position.

This role leads the end-to-end development of compliant, competitive, and compelling Proposal Staffing Plans and supporting analytic products supporting complex Federal proposals. You will work across capture, solution, pricing, and proposal management teams to align staffing architecture with technical solutions, cost structures, and Government labor category (LCAT) requirements.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead a small team in the development of proposal staffing plans, matrices, position descriptions, individual labor requirements, and supporting staffing analytic products that complement proposed technical solutions and proposal differentiators.

• Closely coordinate with Proposal Key Personnel, Operational SMEs, Business Sector stakeholders, and SPG co-workers to ensure developed artifacts and deliverables are consistent, complementary, and supportive of the proposed technical solution.

• Align proposed positions to contract LCATs in close coordination with the Lead Pricing Analyst.

• Brief sector leadership and proposal teams during standups and reviews on staffing progress, risks, and mitigations.

• Collaborate with Pricing on Basis of Estimate (BOE) development, labor rates, Service Contract Act (SCA)/Davis-Bacon compliance, and staffing-to-cost consistency across all artifacts.

• Formulate draft Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding government labor requirements for Proposal Leadership review.

• Prepare and lead reviewer comment adjudication for formal Shipley Color Reviews (e.g., Pink, Red, and Gold Teams) while supporting oral proposal presentations and formal Government Q&A sessions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 9+ years direct experience in Federal Government contracting, capture, or proposal development, with at least 5 years specifically leading proposal staffing architectures, LCAT mapping, BOE development, or recruiting. An additional 6 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree

• Proven experience developing BOEs, aligning labor rates, and ensuring staffing-to-cost consistency across all proposal artifacts within Shipley milestone review structures.

• Advanced Excel proficiency (Excel tables, formula lookups, dynamic arrays, pivot tables/charts), foundational Excel VBA programming, and working knowledge of Gemini AI (prompting, GEM creation) for automating draft position descriptions and labor mapping.

• Proficiency in MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or Technical Management.

• 12+ years of total professional experience in leadership or management roles spanning federal contracting, program execution, technical solutioning, or recruiting.

• Prior military service (O-4+ / Senior Enlisted) or mid-to-senior level Federal Civilian experience (GS-14/15 equivalent) with senior staff, manpower planning, or organizational force structure experience.

• Experience developing staffing plans for large acquisitions ($300M+) along with advanced scripting (Python, Google Apps Script, advanced VBA) and data visualization experience (Power BI, SQL, relational databases).

• Secret Clearance preferred

Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations, and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Description & Requirements

The projected compensation range for this position is $129,300.00-$230,900.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

Description & Requirements

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.

Bachelor's degree with 9+ years federal contracting/proposal development experience, including 5+ years leading staffing architectures; advanced Excel, VBA, Gemini AI, MS Word/PowerPoint; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• leading staffing plans
• coordinating proposal teams
• aligning labor requirements

Skills & Tools

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Gemini AI, VBA, Python, Google Apps Script, Power BI, SQL

Job Details

• Category: Business Operations
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — United States
• Salary: USD 129,300 – 230,900 / year
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan

About ManTech International

A technology company delivering advanced solutions to government intelligence, defense, and federal civilian sectors since 1968. — Industry: Information Technology