Business Development Manager - Water

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Business Development Manager is responsible for a team of pursuits and bid professionals that enable the development of our business across SEA, enabling strategic pursuits, articulation of Arup’s capability in the bid process focusing on how Arup delivers its unique value proposition, deep technical expertise, and market knowledge to solve the client’s most complex challenges, through to bid management, submission and close out.

• Works with SEA Business leaders to bring the best of Arup’s experience to our local clients throughout all stages of the pursuits and bidding process, connecting and collaborating with global and regional peers to share best practices, develop and leverage consistent ways to enhance pursuit and bid expertise in the direct team and across the business
• Play a hands of role in leading early phase engagement such as pursuit strategy development, prepositioning activities for major pursuits and large-scale projects in alignment with business plans
• Collaborates with counterparts across MCBD (Brand and Creative Services, Region Priority Pursuit and Client Program Managers) to bring the best of Arup to clients and also allocate resources ensuring smooth bid development and delivery process.
• Oversees the review of proposal, qualifications, interview prep materials delivered by the wider pursuit team ensuring strong quality control that leads to impactful pursuit outcomes.
• Leads a team of pursuit and bid professionals with the aim of growing and expanding Arup’s pipeline of work and bringing the best of Arup’s experience to SEA clients

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, architecture, business management, sales, marketing and/or postgraduate professional qualification in marketing.
• At least 10 years experience in planning, executing and winning strategic pursuits
• Experience with large-scale prime proposal development and knowledge of current work winning processes, practices and norms within the AEC industry or similar.
• Significant experience in strategic pursuits and bids in Energy, Water and/or Transport industry sectors highly regarded.
• Experience spanning multiple geographies /countries across SEA is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading high performing pursuits and bid teams
• Ability to guide market-facing activities including the development of capability statements, brochures and interview pitch decks
• Strong skills in strategic thinking and analysis and problem-solving
• Confident, self-motivated, independent, and proactive
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation.