Capture Manager
DANE, LLC · Chantilly, VA · 3 days ago
HybridManagementFull-time
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discounts
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discounts
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Responsibilities
- Lead capture activities for identified federal opportunities from qualification through proposal development
- Maintain capture plans, including teaming strategy, competitive positioning, and price-to-win input
- Coordinate with contracts, delivery, and executive leadership to shape opportunities
- Support customer engagement and relationship-building with government stakeholders and potential teaming partners
- Develop win themes, discriminators, and competitive analysis materials, and partner with the proposal team to ensure they're carried through accurately
- Conduct incumbent capture on recompete opportunities, using tools like FPDS-NG to assess incumbent contractors, staff, and award history and inform pursuit strategy
- Build and negotiate teaming arrangements, including prime/sub positioning, teaming agreements, and subcontracting relationships
- Track and report pipeline status and capture progress to leadership
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in capture management or business development within federal government contracting
- Demonstrated experience in a small business GovCon environment, including familiarity with set-asides, teaming agreements, prime work, and subcontracting
- Experience conducting competitive intelligence and incumbent research
- Experience using SAM.gov, GovWin IQ, HigherGov, FPDS-NG, or similar opportunity tracking and award-history tools
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships with government customers, teaming partners, and internal stakeholders
- Ability to translate technical capabilities and competitive positioning into clear, compelling win themes and customer-facing messaging
- Must be familiar with federal contract vehicles and procurement mechanisms, including IDIQ, OASIS+, RFP, RFQ, BPA, Sole Source, and RFI, and with platforms such as eBuy and GSA MAS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Reside within the DC Metro area and be able to report to DANE's Chantilly, VA headquarters as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Department of State, DoD, DHS
- Familiarity with Shipley or similar capture/proposal methodology
- Prior experience supporting small or mid-size government contractors
- History of contributing to successful contract awards, with measurable outcomes (e.g., win rate, contract value, number of awards)