Summary
Parsons is hiring a Business Development Coordinator in Abu Dhabi to lead and coordinate proposal and bid activities. The role includes reviewing RFP and RFQ requirements, preparing compliance matrices and schedules, coordinating contributors and reviews, and writing non-technical proposal sections. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Civil Engineering, or a related field, at least five years of similar experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Office 365. Excellent English communication is required; Arabic is an advantage.
The posting
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Job Description:
Business Development Coordinator
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Business Development Coordinator to join our team! In this role you will get to lead bid activities for one of the largest PMC's, effectively communicating and coordinating with multi-disciplinary stakeholders internally, and externally.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Performs detailed analysis of RFP documents to prepare Bid No Bid (BNB), assess requirements and prepares questions for clarifications sent to the client
- Develops a detailed compliance matrix and schedule outlining the entire proposal process through proposal delivery.
- Schedules and facilitates proposal development kick-off meeting in which both internal and external participants attend to discuss the proposal requirements, review the compliance matrix and identify individuals responsible for each section of the RFP response, and review proposal development schedule as a team.
- Provides guidance to the proposal team writers in preparing the technical components of the proposal by reviewing initial section outlines to ensure that all RFP requirements are incorporated
- Establish templates and standards for proposal look and feel, writing style, and layout with the assistance of the graphics staff
- Collaborates with the Capture Manager throughout the entire proposal development process.
- Responsible for writing non-technical portions of the proposal (i.e., project descriptions, resumes, team qualifications, various management plans, etc.)
- Works closely with Contracts to ensure all financial and legal requirements and proposal forms have been addressed and executed per RFQ/RFP requirements.
- Serves as the primary point of contact to all team members (internal and external) for questions related to RFP requirements
- Responsible for having a thorough understanding of all requirements related to the RFQ/RFP documents.
- Reviews all proposal draft and final document versions to ensure responsiveness to RFP, thoroughness, accuracy, and quality while ensuring the document layout and design maximizes the selling impact and readability of the proposal through effective visualizations
- Facilitates pink and red review meetings in which a team of reviewers comment on the draft documents.
- Develops a recovery plan to ensure all review comments are incorporated into the proposal documents prior to production and submission of the document.
- Identifies any potential problems that may arise during the proposal development process and develops effective solutions.
- Establishes a production schedule and resource plan to ensure all required proposal documents are produced properly and delivered on time. This includes working with print vendors, if proposal documents are produced out of house.
- Responsible for conducting a quality review of the final printed proposal documents and perform a detailed compliance check against the RFP requirements to ensure the submission is of high quality, and accurate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration or Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a similar capacity.
- Excellent organization skills and ability to work as part of a large team.
- Excellent communication skills in English. Arabic is a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Ideally with at least 2 years of experience in a PMC or similar environment.
- Masters in a relevant field is an added advantage.
- Proven history in working through short deadlines and multi-task while maintaing a detail-oriented approach.
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