Business Development Officer
HNTB
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- In collaboration with Line Leadership, responsible for defining and executing growth strategies that increase HNTB’s market share in a region or division.
- Focuses on growing business, short term and long term to achieve a dominant position with transportation clients in the region/division.
- Leads and participates in client discovery activities and client-focused initiatives at the direction of the Region/Division President, and in collaboration with Line Leaders and Client Service Leaders within the Region/Division.
- May act as or work in close collaboration with Super Client Service Leaders (SCSLs) and their teams.
- Leads a multi-faceted team to develop and execute a plan to achieve HNTB’s strategic goals and growth objectives with a super client.
- Works with region and division leadership to implement our Sophisticated Planning Approach (SPA), including developing and executing external relationship plans and other client focus strategies.
- Supports the development of strategic plans at the client, office and division levels, working with national resources and line leaders to clearly define growth goals and strategies.
- Collaborates with line leaders to strengthen relationships at all levels of the client organization and with external influencers. This includes identifying, leveraging, and deploying national resources.
- May act as National Pursuit Champion, leveraging resources across the firm and serving as the national advocate for the pursuit including facilitating discovery that informs the team’s strategy to deliver a winning response.
- Leverages the Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) Stages 1-3 in support of external client focus and regional business development efforts to bring opportunities for the sales team to pursue.
- May serve as a client service leader and/or pursuit champion.
- Identifies key recruiting needs and draft board candidates, fully leveraging professional networks and personal connections to bring industry best talent aligned with our culture and values.
- Monitors progress toward achieving growth goals, and in collaboration with Region/Division Leadership, works to identify and deploy needed resources.
- Collaborates with internal government relations leaders and external consultants on legislative strategies, relationship development with clients and elected officials, contribution strategies and involvement in community and political initiatives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 15 years of relevant experience
- In lieu of degree, 19 years of relevant experience
- Experience with and an understanding of the A&E industry with an emphasis on client development and emerging markets within the industry.
Benefits
- Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
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Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationclient servicestrategic planningrelationship developmentbusiness developmentteam managementcommunicationclient discoveryresource deployment
Certifications
Bachelor's degree15 years of relevant experience19 years of relevant experience (in lieu of degree)