Business Development Specialist

Job Description Summary:
CES is looking for a Business Development Specialist who understands the fundamental drivers of the business, customers, partners, and competitors. The BD Specialist will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships and prospect/develop new business opportunities.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop new business opportunities

• Take lead role in the development of proposals

• Identify trends and meeting regularly with management team

• Manage proposal response process, including detailed RFP requirements, content creation, and inputs from various sources

• Maintain and share professional knowledge through education, networking, events, and presentations

• Review documents (RFP’S, RFQ’S, RFI’S, SOW’S etc.) for clarity and compliance to federal acquisition regulation for organization’s GSA Enterprise

• Coordinate with Executive leadership on proposal development for Federal Contracts

Required qualifications/skills:

• Minimum of five years of experience as a BD professional

• Minimum Bachelor's degree

• Related experience working with Federal Agencies (DOJ, FDA, CMS, VA or USDA).

• Experience in reviewing and understanding proposal development for federal contracts

• Great oral and written skills

• Excellent organizational skills to meet goals and set priorities

• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint and comfortable with using a computer for various tasks

Preferred qualifications/skills:

• Experience in contract policies and regulations

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, in order to express technical and nontechnical concepts clearly and concisely

• Experience in full life-cycle proposal development

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Location:

• Washington DC area

• Can be performed remote

Physical Requirements:

• May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Multiple Locations