Job Description
BAE Systems is hiring a Capture Manager to support our Maritime Systems division adjacent market pursuits. This role will partner with the Capture Director for the San Diego, Norfolk, and Jacksonville Shipyards to support ship repair and modernization proposal efforts. If you have experience in proposal development and a passion for supporting the Global Maritime Sector, this role may be a great fit.
This position is located at our BAE Jacksonville facility in Florida, where you will work with a diverse cross-functional team as part of the Business Development group. In this role, you will help manage cost estimating, maintain schedule adherence, identify risks and opportunities, and support future business through proposal development and negotiation. You will collaborate with cross-functional leadership and customer stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of compliant proposals supporting our commercial, and fabrication customers. The Capture Manager is responsible for managing the Proposal requirements and milestones across the 3 BAE Systems shipyards within the BAE Maritime Segment. Develop and integration of operational, technical, and pricing elements into cohesive, compelling and compliant proposal submissions. Working Directly with our General Managers of the 3 sites to incorporate the yard level strategies while adhering to the one maritime portfolio goals.
The role is expected to require up to 25% domestic travel for program meetings, customer engagements, and training events.
Required Skills and Education
• Support full lifecycle capture management from opportunity identification through award, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and Capture Director guidance.
• Maintain focused oversight on Commercial and Adjacent Market Domestic Ship Repair oppertunities
• Identify risks, ambiguities, and competitive differentiators early in the capture process to support effective strategy development.
Utilize best practices and coordinate a standardized set of templates, review processes and documentation for the 3 sites. Coordinate yard strategy sessions with each general manager on a bi-weekly basis and brief the BD/Capture senior leadership teams to ensure alignment of the maritime portfolio
• Background in ship repair operations, PMO, engineering, or similar maritime discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-trade, geographically diverse, or complex maritime proposals.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills with ability to translate technical issues into actionable direction.
• Ensure adherence to NAVSEA Standard Items & ABS (Repair), MSC estimating practices, and applicable commercial ABS, and Lloyds Register standards when applicable to maritime proposals
• Reinforce a culture of safety, operational discipline, and compliance throughout proposal activities.
• Promote team development, skill building, and succession planning for Proposal Leads and rising capture professionals.
Preferred Skills and Education
• Maritime Academy degree (USMMA, CAL Maritime, SUNY Maritime, Maine Maritime, etc.)
• PMP or DAWIA certification; MBA or Master's in Maritime Logistics/Management.
• Promote team development, skill building, and succession planning for Proposal Leads and rising capture professionals.
• Coordinate responses to customer inquiries including PPI's, amendments, errata, and technical questions requiring clarification.
• Support customer shaping activities by identifying innovative and executable solutions aligned to capability and customer needs
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
