Capture Manager

AECOM; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a talented Capture Manager to drive strategy, capture planning, and win strategies for Environmental Remediation Federal work. You will manage opportunities from identification to award, coordinating with sales teams to meet revenue targets and leading Readiness to Win reviews.

The role emphasizes market insights, pricing strategy, and teaming, with KPIs focused on bookings, margins, and diversification of services within the Federal Remediation Practice.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in engineering, environmental science, soil science, geology or related field with 10 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• US citizenship required due to nature of work.
• Residence within mainland USA required; relocation back to US mainland may be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee bid strategies, pricing, teaming, and transition from opportunity to award.
• Prioritize funding and team structure for pursuits.
• Provide market insights for pursuit strategy development.
• Support legal, risk, and contract reviews.

Skills

Capture management

Proposal strategy

CRM Salesforce

Stakeholder comms

Education

BS/BA in engineering or earth sciences

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line: Environment
• Work Location Model: Remote
• Primary Location: US - Arlington, VA - 3101 Wilson Blv
• Compensation: USD 180,000 - USD 200,000 - yearly

Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a talented Capture Manager, to support our Environmental Remediation - FED practice. The Federal Remediation Capture Manager (CM) is responsible for strategy development, capture planning, and win strategies for opportunities within the Environment Business Line (EBL) Federal Remediation (FedRem) Practice.

The FedRem CM leads resource identification, proposal capture strategies, value proposition development, bid and commercial strategies, proposal responses, interview preparation, negotiations support, and teaming for significant contract and task order/project opportunities associated with CERCLA, RCRA, MMRP, PFAS, and other relevant programs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, EPA and DOE. The role manages the transition from opportunity through proposal to award, working with sales teams to deliver capture strategies and timelines that meet or exceed annual sales targets. The CM collaborates across EBL for cross-practice opportunities and supports account managers, leadership, and strategic growth initiatives.

Primary KPIs include revenue and margin bookings, capture rate improvements (especially for large pursuits), and diversification of service offerings.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee bid strategies, pricing, teaming, proposal strategies, and transition from opportunity to award.
• Ensure proper prioritization, funding, and team structure for pursuits.
• Provide market insights for pursuit strategy development.
• Support legal, risk, and contract reviews.
• Lead Readiness to Win process and executive reviews.
• Develop and manage capture planning and opportunity analysis.
• Drive proposal themes, messaging, differentiation, and innovation.
• Support proposal pricing based on scope and required skills.
• Serve as customer advocate and provide voice of the customer insights.
• Identify and coordinate teaming/subcontracting arrangements.
• Establish go/no-go and review gates (pink, red, green reviews).
• Develop and maintain price-to-win analyses.
• Plan execution with milestones and report progress.
• Collaborate with technical/account teams for competitive proposals.
• Partner with marketing on proposals and branding materials.
• Support strategic planning with Sales Director.
• Lead lessons learned and client feedback processes.
• Maintain accurate CRM (Salesforce) opportunity data.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA in engineering, environmental science, soil science, geology and/or an earth science-related field plus 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership experience
• Due to the nature of the work, US citizenship is required
• Candidate must be residing inside mainland USA territory. US citizens who are based outside of the US will not be considered unless willing to relocate back to within US mainland.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in diversified accounts and proposal execution.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High self-motivation and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Strong relationship-building ability.
• Competitive mindset with ability to learn from losses.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Benefits

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.