Business Development Specialist

Job Description

 

Take Your Business Development and Marketing Career to the Next Level

Kleinfelder’s business development and marketing professionals help communicate innovative solutions. From identifying opportunities to developing winning strategies, they know how to leverage relationships, build new ones, and collaborate across areas, service lines, and markets. Are you interested in the opportunity to lead large-scale project opportunities? Join Kleinfelder and be part of our dynamic team!

 

Step Into Your New Role

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 60 offices in the US, Canada and Australia.

 

We foster an environment that is open, collaborative and rewarding for our employees. We strongly believe that our employees are the key driving force behind our success. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a total rewards package that reflects each country’s unique culture.  We believe in our employees’ long-term professional development and we offer a wealth of learning and networking opportunities, as well as participation in professional industry organizations.  Giving back to our communities is important to our employee experience.  Kleinfelder supports efforts that allow our employees to be involved in their communities.  

 

The Kleinfelder Experience is defined by Industry Leadership, Teamwork, Transparency, Employee Returns, and Adventure. These are more than words—they are principles we live by and why we come to work each day. We invite you to join in this experience and come work with us, too!

 

Kleinfelder is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support our business development efforts in our San Diego, CA office.

 

We are seeking a Business Development Specialist with at least 3 years of experience working in the engineering, construction management, or architecture industry. Overall, the BD Specialist will be responsible for the development and production of proposals and statement of qualifications in response to public agency procurement solicitations. This position requires strong organizational skills, writing and proofreading abilities (technical writing experience a plus), coordination with different teams and outside partners, and the ability to multi-task and handle multiple deadlines.

 

The ideal candidate has:

• An excellent grasp of marketing fundamentals, visual communications, and knowledge of theoretical and practical developments in the A/E industry.
• Strong grammar and writing skills.
• The creative ability to design appropriate and relevant graphics.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple assignments under set deadlines.
• The ability to demonstrate and provide critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• The flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and direction in a dynamic work environment.
• A "client service" mindset while working in close partnership with technical professionals (scientists, architects, and engineers).
• Have strong verbal communication skills and ability to organize, prepare for, and attend marketing meetings.
• The desire to continuously learn and grow into greater responsibility within the organization. 

 

As the Business Development Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the Division with the following:

• Opportunity pursuit and capture planning execution.
• Proposal development and support.
• Developing Client-specific One-Page marketing collateral.
• Support service line growth initiative by supporting strategy development and collateral required to advance the strategy(ies).
• Creating, updating and developing resumes and project descriptions.
• Developing presentations for client meetings and interviews.

 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in marketing or sales with a professional services firm
• Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school required.  Bachelor's degree preferred in English, Marketing, Journalism or Communications.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe InDesign. 

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