Business Development Manager

KEO International Consultants

Kuwait

Ref: HP881-1673

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are now seeking an exceptional Business Development Manager to join our award winning team based within our Kuwait Office.

This critical role will be responsible for providing support to the Managing Director and Senior Vice President, PMCM Corporate. The role will be also be responsible in driving growth in KEO's market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating and monitoring business relationships with clients, whilst maintaining client relationships and driving loyalty through excellent client service.

Responsibilities

Paramount to success within this varied role will include:

- Developing a holistic client management approach including establishing client contacts, client profiling, prospecting and maintaining client listings consistent with business objectives.
- Developing effective working relationships with clients through regular meetings and identifying and obtaining further work and business development opportunities.
- Maintaining contemporary knowledge of current and future market trends, industry contacts, potential prospects, new projects and awards and reporting to MD/SVP PMCM Corporate accordingly.
- Developing client profiles, carrying out risk assessments on new clients, including their credit worthiness and payment reputation.
- Striving to enhance and complement the existing relationship already owned and maintained by KEO and their professional staff.
- Establishing and maintaining a business opportunity tracking system data base of clients and associate firms.
- Ensuring to position KEO in the short list of invited consultants.
- Ensuring that KEO receives maximum Requests for Proposals.
- Coordinating and participating in preparation of Technical and Financial Proposals.
- Managing and negotiating commercial and contractual matters with clients on projects till contract award.

Requirements

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience partnered with a Bachelor (or Master) degree in Architecture / Engineering disciplines.
- Bilingual communication skills in both English and Arabic are essential and interest from Kuwaiti Nationals will be warmly received.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. W e take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

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Business Development Manager salaries in Kuwait

Average monthly compensation
KWD 1,050

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