Business Development Manager

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Project Overview:

The Senior Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for identifying and obtaining new business within Company's assigned business line(s) including conceptual engineering, front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed engineering, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) scopes. The assigned business line for this position is New Energies, Chemicals & Fuels. The position will be based in Houston, TX, with a specific view to developing business opportunities within the New Energies, Chemicals & Fuels sectors including Olefins, Methanol, Hydrogen and Derivatives, Advanced Fuels and Carbon Capture.  The successful candidate will be accountable for developing a high-quality prospect funnel, growing Bechtel’s brand, advancing Bechtel’s relationships within the market, proactive deal structures, win plans, developing proposals for our customers which capture Bechtel’s unique value, support proposal preparation, drives internal assembly and communication of deals to secure new business opportunities. Participates in commercial and contractual negotiations with customer to ensure Bechtel business objectives are met. Establishes and maintains long term relationships with customers, strategic partners, and other industry contacts. Demonstrates strong understanding of the competitive landscape. Acts as the customer advocate and cultivates deeper engagement between Bechtel and customer organizations.

Job Summary:

·        Develop and maintain long-term customer relationships, alliances and partnerships, and stay involved in a prospective project’s lifecycle

·        Be responsible for client account management, maintenance of appropriate contact with key account representatives

·        Partner with business line managers to ensure that projects sold meet company guidelines by screening prospects, developing a pursuit & win strategy, negotiating contracts, identifying, and analyzing risks and profit potential, and communicating customer needs and expectations to the leadership team

·        Liaise with other departments as appropriate in relation to execution, legal, finance, tax, commercial, or other functional teams to support proposal development and prospect lifecycle

·        Foster and develop positive customer relationships which result in increased business

·        Provide important customer information regarding issues and needs to support the proposal development team in a timely fashion, and assist in managing pre-contract costs

·        Participate and assist in transfer of awarded projects to project execution teams; and 

·        Perform general functions inherent in managerial positions including budget control and reporting, and organizational analysis.

Major Responsibilities:

Acts as the commercial “lead” and is responsible for development of policy letters and alignment meetings

·        Directs and actively participates in planning the win strategy for prospects in his/ her purview

·        Keeps aware of the business development activity and strategy of competitors, including their pricing trends and approaches

·        Follows up on jobs won and lost to determine the reasons why Bechtel was or was not selected

· Supervises the preparation and coordination of proposals, including developing and managing proposal win plans, executive summaries, and cover letters.  Ensures that win strategies are incorporated       into proposals

·        Develops teaming and pricing strategies and supports proposal and pricing reviews with functional and senior managers

·        Maintains prospect status and updates in CRM and apprises functional management on as needed basis of prospect status

·        Directs the preparation and ensures corporate approval of contracts for awarded projects/ studies

·        Oversees the conduct of research of current and possible future strategic markets.  Recommends new services and new industry markets that the company should actively pursue

·        Keeps informed of business relationships between Bechtel managers and key executives in customer and prospective customer organizations.  Ensures these are utilized in overall business development efforts.

·        Maintains active presence in the industry with strategic teaming partners, subcontractors, competitors, and other industry contacts

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

·        Prefer previous working experience on Energy, Oil, Chemicals or Gas projects

·        Preferably has more than 15 years of experience

·        Knowledge of and experience of project execution and company business objectives

·        Ability to present company capabilities and services to customers

·        Experienced interacting and working with customers in previous roles

·        Skilled in oral and written communication with demonstrated ability in making presentations to customers and management

·        Experience in preparation of win plans, shaping, targeting, pursuit and capture of strategic prospects preferred

·        Ability to understand, articulate and sell Bechtel’s value proposition, execution approach and commercial positions to customers through knowledge and authenticity

·        Demonstrated initiative and intensity in pursuit of new work; serves as the internal advocate for a prospect

·        Self-directed, requires limited daily supervision or guidance

·        Ability to influence internally without direct authority with strong covenant-based behavior

·        Works well with teams and other departments

·        Responsive to internal and external customers with consistent follow-up and follow-through

·        Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions and “connecting dots” through disparate information

·        Champions deals both internally and externally with sufficient commercial and contractual/legal knowledge to explore options and solutions with both. Is articulate and concise in describing the deal and associated risk and benefits.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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