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Senior Capture Manager

KBR, Pere Cheney, Michigan, United States

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Senior Capture Manager KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects:

KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment:

Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work:

Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

The Senior Capture Manager will serve as the Capture lead within KBR’s business development organization. Customers include a broad selection of United States Air Force organizations. The Senior Capture Manager will be responsible for winning new business across the KBR Air Force Program’s portfolio to include the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Institute of Technology, and other USAF Major Commands. You will lead large, prime, full and open opportunities and lead top pursuits across KBR.

This position can be 100% remote, but a remote location near major Air Force customer sites is preferred.

Approximately 20-30% of work time will be on travel to client locations.

Key Responsibilities

Capture ownership of assigned opportunities in support of KBR’s growth mission and vision

Responsible for the management and execution of the full BD life-cycle process across multiple simultaneous pursuits and proposals

Routinely be assigned 2-3 large ($150M+) solicitation pursuits at various stages of the capture lifecycle primarily in USAF market

Conceptualize a winning strategy, develop a capture plan that implements the strategy and translates into win themes, adjusts the strategy as the procurement unfolds, and drive the capture activities and team (internal and external) to achieve the strategy through final proposal submission

Plan, lead, execute capture activities to include:

Participate in developing a healthy pipeline of new opportunities through customer outreach as well as use of business development intelligence tools.

Lead the development and submission of white papers, RFI responses, sources sought responses and other pre-proposal artifacts as assigned

Qualify and assess the “win-ability” of new opportunities

Develop a plan for securing knowledge and understanding of the customer’s requirements, challenges, issues, and needs during the capture phase and lead solutioning/planning sessions with the capture team

Coordinate meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices

Lead milestone/gate reviews, black hat sessions, solution sessions, blue teams, and support proposal color team reviews

Lead competitive assessments, teaming, and price-to-win efforts

Apply KBR capture management best practices to each pursuit, including creating and disseminating capture artifacts—call reports, B&P budgets, win plans, solution documentation, key strengths statements

Brief capture status to senior management at specified milestones in the capture process, when material changes occur and as requested

Work Environment

Location:

Remote

Travel Requirements:

Moderate 20-50%

Working Hours:

Standard

Required Qualifications

Security Clearance Requirement:

Active SECRET clearance.

Bachelor’s Degree and a total of 15+ years of experience that includes 6+ years of industry experience and 6+ years of experience in business development or equivalent growth position. Bachelor’s degree equivalent related experience will be accepted in lieu of degree

Strong network of USAF clients is required.

Must have a demonstrable history of winning large prime, single award, non-IDIQ contracts

Demonstrated ability to work with senior business and government leaders and to understand requirements and craft solutions

Working knowledge of and experience with USAF acquisition organizations

Proven success in the following discipline(s): Business development, capture management, program management, acquisition processes, opportunity identification and qualification

Demonstrated leadership skills in services-centric organizations to develop, organize and execute significant capture activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and executing customer call plans to shape acquisitions

Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR Benefits KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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