Grant and Proposal Writer

GPI seeks⠀an⠀experienced⠀technical⠀writer and⠀editor to⠀prepare⠀proposals⠀and grant⠀applications.⠀The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will⠀prepare⠀proposals,⠀including⠀resumes,⠀project⠀descriptions,⠀statements⠀of⠀understanding,⠀and⠀approaches⠀in⠀coordination⠀with⠀technical⠀staff⠀responding⠀to RFPs,⠀RFQs,⠀RFIs,⠀BPAs, and⠀IDIQs for⠀Engineering⠀and⠀Construction⠀Services.⠀You will⠀also⠀contribute⠀to grant⠀applications⠀for⠀clients⠀seeking⠀project⠀funding by⠀conducting⠀primary⠀and⠀secondary⠀research,⠀evaluating⠀projects’⠀merits⠀related to⠀specific⠀grant⠀criteria,⠀and⠀writing⠀responses⠀to grant⠀application⠀requirements.⠀This is a⠀unique⠀opportunity⠀to gain⠀experience⠀in funding⠀from⠀federal⠀discretionary⠀funding⠀programs⠀included⠀in the⠀Infrastructure⠀Investment⠀and Jobs⠀Act (IIJA)⠀and⠀Inflation⠀Reduction⠀Act (IRA)⠀and other⠀federal⠀grant⠀programs,⠀as well as⠀regional⠀and state⠀grant⠀programs.⠀The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will⠀conduct⠀tasks that⠀include⠀writing,⠀editing,⠀formatting,⠀and⠀quality⠀control of⠀deliverables,⠀including⠀reports,⠀proposals,⠀grant⠀applications,⠀and⠀marketing⠀collateral.

Responsibilities:

• Work with⠀technical⠀and⠀administrative⠀staff to⠀develop⠀and⠀generate⠀proposals⠀for⠀clients⠀and/or⠀prospects.
• Work⠀with⠀technical⠀and⠀administrative⠀staff in⠀writing,⠀editing,⠀coordinating,⠀compiling,⠀and⠀proofreading⠀proposals,⠀qualification⠀packages,⠀and other⠀documents.
• Interview⠀and⠀interact⠀with⠀engineering⠀staff in⠀the⠀development⠀of written⠀documents.
• Develop⠀resumes,⠀project⠀profiles,⠀and other⠀collateral⠀marketing⠀materials
• Update⠀and⠀maintain⠀employee⠀qualifications,⠀experience,⠀and other⠀information⠀in Deltek⠀VantagePoint.
• Review⠀proposal-related⠀requirements⠀and ensure⠀that⠀responses⠀meet⠀requirements.
• Develop⠀specific⠀proposals,⠀qualifications,⠀and form⠀responses,⠀ensuring⠀all⠀technical⠀and⠀administrative⠀requirements⠀are⠀met.
• Analyze⠀proposals⠀and other⠀marketing⠀materials⠀to⠀maintain a⠀content⠀database.
• Research⠀grant⠀programs⠀and assist⠀with⠀writing⠀grant⠀applications.
• Perform⠀other⠀research⠀and⠀writing⠀duties as⠀needed.

Qualifications:

• Degree in⠀English,⠀Communications,⠀or related⠀field.
• 3⠀to 5 yrs.⠀related⠀experience.
• Exceptional⠀organizational⠀skills⠀with the⠀ability to⠀meet tight⠀deadlines.
• Proficiency⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀(Word,⠀Excel,⠀PowerPoint,⠀Outlook)⠀is⠀required.
• Expert⠀level⠀proficiency⠀with⠀Styles in⠀Microsoft⠀Word.
• Proficient⠀with Adobe⠀Acrobat.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain a⠀valid⠀driver's⠀license⠀with a⠀clean⠀motor⠀vehicle⠀report⠀(MVR) for⠀final⠀consideration
• Read,⠀write, and⠀understand⠀plans and⠀directions⠀given in⠀the⠀English⠀language
• Basic⠀computer⠀skills⠀with the⠀ability to⠀create and⠀edit⠀Microsoft⠀Word and⠀Excel⠀documents,⠀create⠀Outlook⠀emails and⠀utilize⠀SharePoint⠀and⠀Microsoft⠀Teams to⠀communicate⠀with other⠀team⠀members