Business Development- Kolkata

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Turner & Townsend has experienced significant success and growth in the past 5 years in the UK and internationally.  To help support our future long-term ambition and vision for growth, we are looking for a high calibre person to support our senior management team.  This is a role which will focus on bid management and raising our profile in the market which we believe is a key part in helping us realise our ambition.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious person to join a highly successful consultancy and contribute to our future growth with high-profile regional projects, working with local, national and global clients.

Key day-to-day activities will include:

• Leading the co-ordination, completion and submission of bids. This will require managing the input from directors and technical staff as well as collating the standard company information such as insurance certificates, legal entity address details etc, from our bid portal
• Managing our client and marketing databases/ D365 opportunities database
• Research of potential sales opportunities
• Quality control, across all bids
• Support with the organisation of events such as round table panel discussions, networking events, business to business meetings, conferences
• Support the directors in diary management, booking appointments with new prospective clients and networking opportunities

This role will suit someone with strong administrative skills and some bid development/business development experience.

This role is for someone looking to further develop their skills in a role with future opportunities to become more client-facing.

Essential Experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience in the delivery of bid documents including; marketing documents, prequalification questionnaires, tenders, presentations and some basic graphic design (within the brand guidelines)
• Experience of working with bid portals
• Knowledge of construction and/or professional services industry
• working with minimal supervision to achieve the outcomes required for the team
• Experience of supporting on event organisation
• Experience researching leads and tracking down job opportunities

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working in Dynamics365 (in relation to opportunities tracking and fees)
• Experience of using InDesign
• Commercial fit-out sector knowledge

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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