Capture Director

Job Summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a highly experienced Capture Director to lead the strategy, capture and delivery transition of major opportunities across the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and related advanced defence programmes.

This role will drive the pursuit of funding, investment, technology development and long-term production workshare opportunities, ensuring GKN secures and delivers strategic positions that strengthen UK sovereign capability and advanced manufacturing leadership.

Working closely with government, industry partners and international stakeholders, you will lead complex capture campaigns from opportunity qualification through contract award and into programme mobilisation.

This is a remote role, with a reporting line to our Bristol Global Technology Centre. The role comes with regular national and international travel to customer, partner and GKN Aerospace sites.

What You'll Be Doing

Capture Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute capture strategies and campaign plans to secure GCAP and Advanced Programmes workshare, investment and partnerships.
• Lead opportunities from qualification through contract award, monitoring performance and reporting progress to senior stakeholders.

Stakeholder & Partnership Management

• Engage key stakeholders to influence funding, investment and industrial strategies.
• Represent GKN Aerospace at customer, industry and government forums.

Bid & Capture Execution

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop winning business cases, bids and proposals.
• Drive competitive positioning, pricing strategy and solution development.
• Manage capture budgets, risks, governance and compliance requirements.

Programme Transition & Oversight

• Lead the transition of awarded opportunities into programme execution.
• Establish delivery governance and provide strategic oversight to ensure successful outcomes.

What You'll Bring

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record leading complex capture campaigns within the defence or aerospace sector.
• Experience securing and delivering large-scale technology development, manufacturing or industrialisation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills within multinational and government environments.
• Ability to lead high-performing cross-functional teams and align diverse stakeholders around strategic objectives.
• Broad understanding of business development, commercial management, programme delivery, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Experience within aerostructures, transparencies, advanced manufacturing and defence aerospace technologies is highly desirable.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Business, commercial or programme management qualification desirable.
• Professional programme management certification (e.g. IPMA, APM, PMI) desirable.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary and remuneration package dependent on experience.
• 36% company bonus based on personal and business performance.
• £6,300 annual car allowance.
• Single cover private medical (option to pay for family).
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll 1.5x employee contributions (max 12%).
• Life Assurance 8 x salary.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Flexible working hours.
• Income protection.
• Shopping discounts.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where your career journey may take you!