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Federal Proposal Recruiter
Parsons Corporation · US - Remote (Any Location) · Posted 6 days ago
Own the full pre-award recruiting lifecycle for federal defense and intelligence proposals, from opportunity identification through contract award and handoff to the funded team.
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Federal Proposal Recruiter to join our team! In this role you will lead full-lifecycle pre-award recruiting activities for federal government contract proposals mostly supporting the defense and intelligence communities.
Candidates located in the Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., or Maryland area are preferred, as this position may periodically require in-person meetings, hiring events, and other business activities.
What You'll be Doing
- Own the full life-cycle pre-award recruiting activities in support of federal proposals, from initial opportunity identification through contract award and transition to the funded recruiting team.
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies for technical and non-technical positions.
- Translate job requirements, contract labor categories, security requirements, and customer staffing needs into targeted sourcing and screening plans.
- Build and maintain reusable talent pipelines aligned with Parsons’ growth areas.
- Maintain a skills inventory and candidate pipeline for cleared and other scarce technical talent.
- Source, assess, and engage candidates through cleared recruiting networks, professional associations, universities, veteran programs, employee referrals, passive-candidate outreach, and other targeted channels.
- Partner with proposal managers, business development, HR and recruiting leadership to define and support proposal requirements, staffing timeliness and anticipated awards.
- Screen candidates against technical qualifications, contract labor-category requirements, education, experience, certifications, and security-clearance criteria.
- Coordinate interviews, selection activities, background requirements, and hiring approvals.
- Brief TA and HR leadership on program staffing status, pipeline health, staffing risks, and recommended mitigation actions.
- Identify potential staffing gaps and proactively develop mitigation strategies to address talent availability, clearance requirements, geographic constraints, and competitive market conditions.
- Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information in Workday and related recruiting systems.
- Ensure recruiting activities comply with applicable employment laws, company policies, contract requirements, and information-handling procedures.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of proposal recruiting processes.
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