Business Development and Capture Manager

Business Development and Capture Manager

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF72630

Shape winning strategies that protect nations, connect communities and build a safer future.

Responsibilities

As a Business Development and Capture Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving growth across our Sense and Connect portfolio within Babcock Mission Systems. This high impact position brings strategy and execution together as you lead complex pursuits, shape compelling solutions, and collaborate with technical experts to win and deliver strategically important programmes.

Your work will influence strategic communications capabilities in the UK and international markets. You will build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders, using insight and creativity to develop solutions that matter. You gain exposure to senior leaders, complex bids and long term career growth.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Leading complex capture and business development activities across strategic communications campaigns
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, partners, and internal teams
• Developing and delivering clear campaign strategies aligned to business growth objectives
• Managing opportunities from early shaping through bid submission and contract mobilisation
• Advising senior operational and project leadership on commercial and capture best practice

Essential Experience

• Proven success in business development, capture and solution development for complex opportunities
• Experience working with customers and suppliers in strategic communications domains
• Strong knowledge of the strategic communications market
• Credibility working across UK Ministry of Defence and international sectors
• Commercial awareness with confidence to lead winning, customer focused solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant business or engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days' special paid leave
• Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
• Be Kind Day - one paid day per year for volunteering
• Flexible working options to support work life balance
• A dynamic, inclusive working environment where you can thrive

EEO & Disability Statement

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.