Executive Partnership Coordinator

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Bechtel Enterprises:

Bechtel Enterprises (BEn) is the project development, finance, and equity group in Bechtel. Established in 1969, our primary objective is to develop, help finance, structure commercial arrangements, and/or invest equity in projects to create design, construction or project management opportunities for Bechtel.  We have developed or co-developed over 70 projects ($46 billion in project costs) and have helped arrange over $54 billion in financing for Bechtel projects, including over 18,000 MW of power projects across 10 countries.  We also innovate commercial models and facilitate Bechtel’s collaborations with private capital funds. Our group is unique in the US engineering and construction industry given our long history and global presence.   In addition, BEn also gets involved in M&A and project acquisition activities, across power, energy, transportation, communication, and other sectors. Bechtel Enterprises is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and has offices in New York, Houston, London, Riyadh, Sydney, and Washington, D.C. 

Job Summary:

The Executive Partnerships Coordinator will report to the Managing Director, Energy, M&T and Financial Partnerships. You will support the Managing Director and team in a range of assignments supporting Energy and M&T-related work.  Additionally, your team will support the Private Capital Partnerships (PCP) Initiative to more closely connect BEn and Bechtel to sources of equity capital, namely private equity, infrastructure funds and sovereign wealth funds.

The Executive Partnerships Coordinator will have exposure to a wide range of projects, proposals, execution decisions, financial information, and analysis. The job responsibilities will include a range of activities to support and maximize the effectiveness of the team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supports Managing Director and leadership team in providing project updates, proposal updates, and other requests to BEn and GBU leadership (e.g., PCP Initiative update reports, presentations to senior executives, strategy materials, etc.).
• Prepares materials, agendas, and briefings for internal and external meetings. Tracks follow-up actions to completion.
• Organizes team meetings, external meetings, and events involving both internal and external entities. Coordinates calendar and travel. Distributes notices, agendas, information packets, and minutes. Plans/assists with large scale meetings such as All-Hands and Offsites.
• Assists the Managing Director in ad hoc day-to-day management activities.  Conducts special studies and projects on business and market topics, providing strategic and tactical advice to the team.
• Tracks and supports the team’s strategic goals, plans, and actions.
•  Cultivates key stakeholder relationships with coordinator counterparts and executives in external organizations. 
• Develops and maintains comprehensive database of external contacts and communications for Financial Partnerships, Energy and M&T team.
• Partners with other BEn and GBU Administrative Assistants and other colleagues as required.
• Strives for continuous improvement, leveraging best practices, and identifying / dispositioning opportunities for process improvement within the business line leadership team.
• Identifies priority potential external conferences for the BEn leadership team and sources potential external speaking engagements.
• Leads planning and execution for external industry private capital roundtables and other events involving external parties.
• Drafts and sends invites, collects RSVPs, and executes on external communication pre- and post-events.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Very strong communications skills, both written and oral.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Experienced and comfortable operating in a complex and fast-changing environment and comfort with ambiguity.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal oversight. Desire to help us build a new business and enter new markets.
• Ability to develop and implement new processes to help the business line communicate effectively, manage data / documents, and generally stay organized.
• Part-time telework.
• Flexibility to support tight deadlines.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive.  Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

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