At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead capture activities and shape winning strategies for important opportunities.
- Company: Join SEA, a leader in advanced solutions for safety and efficiency.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and excellent career development.
- Other info: Be part of a small team making a big difference globally.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence and security while working with innovative teams.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in leading bids and excellent communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55350 - 67650 £ per year.
Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
The purpose of this role is to lead capture activities for qualified opportunities, shaping SEA's winning strategy from early engagement through to bid submission in line with SEA's Business Winning Framework and governance gates.
The Capture Lead will be based at any of SEA's UK sites, with travel to any site as required by the role. This role allows for flexible and home working.
The salary for this role is up to £80k, depending on experience.
What you'll be doing:
- Own the end-to-end capture plan for strategically important opportunities, including the customer engagement plan, stakeholder map, competitive assessment and win themes.
- Define and communicate the win strategy and win story, ensuring alignment between customer need, SEA value proposition, solution approach, price position and delivery model.
- Lead internal opportunity shaping activities: clarify requirements, identify solution options, assess risks/opportunities and drive mitigation/closure actions.
The skills you need:
- You'll bring proven experience of leading capture activities and shaping bids for complex programmes within defence, security or similarly regulated environments. Experience in marine products/solutions would be a bonus.
- You'll demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a talent for coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, setting direction, prioritising actions and driving timely decisions.
- If you're able to bring an established network across UK and/or international defence customers, primes and integrators (maritime preferred), this would be a significant bonus.
About our company:
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer:
- At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins.
- Work life balance
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
- Family & wellbeing
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
- Facilities & resources
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
Locations
Promotions Team Leader in Midsomer Norton, Somerset employer: Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited
As a Business Systems Manager at our Barns location, you will join a forward-thinking team dedicated to protecting what matters most. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that encourages innovation and professional growth, offering comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement in a meaningful sector. Our commitment to sustainability and community engagement makes us an exceptional employer for those looking to make a positive impact.
Contact Details:
Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited Recruitment Team