Business Development Leader

Job description / Role

Linum Consult’s client is a major international company working within the energy sector. They are currently in the process of expanding and are seeking a Business Development Leader to be based in their office in Qatar.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analysing local business opportunities, market trends, and regional and/or international developments.
• Liaising and networking with the main business partners in Qatar to identify opportunities
• Conducting detailed quantitative and qualitative market research to seek new opportunities and business ventures within your allocated region
• Assisting in the development and launch of new project opportunities, identifying further market opportunities and assessing market size, defining potential project concepts in the concerned industry, conducting market testing, assessing competitive pressures, and developing pro-forma analyses of all priority sector opportunities
• Building strong working relationships with market research firms, including external consultants, auditors, and any other key sources for relevant market information

PROFILE

• Degree qualification in Engineering, with an emphasis in Civil or Power. Ideally have a second degree in Business Administration
• At least 5-10 years’ experience, with 3 years in a similar role and within the energy/power industry
• Demonstrable experience of delivery Share/Joint Venture Agreements
• Working knowledge of project financing
• Minimum of 3 years of delivering multi-million Project Team efforts on Greenfield/Brownfield sites with experience in power plant development
• Strong understanding of JVAs, JDAs, Share Agreements, and Land Issues
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to coordinate multi-functional teams (Finance, Technical, Legal, etc.) and is considered an expert in one of those functions

About the Company

Linum Consult is a niche global consultancy specialising in international recruitment of white collar workers across the Construction & Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors. We provide a full 360 consultancy service for clients, candidates and partners to eliminate the potential pitfalls of international mobilisation.

All Linum Consultants are industry experts with in country, international, multi-cultural experience. We provide precise market information combined with local knowledge to help facilitate informed decisions that are often life changing.