Are you a Business Development Assistant looking for an exciting new opportunity? Are you organised and passionate about what you do? If so, then this opportunity is for you!
The opportunity:
Explore Manufacturing is seeking a Business Development Assistant to join the team at the Laing O'Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction, Europe's largest and most advanced pre-assembly manufacturing facility.
The investment in our purpose-built facility, which opened in 2009, has united the power of our experience and knowledge of construction with state-of-the-art processes and technology, providing our clients with leaner, smarter, and more cost-efficient options for the built environment.
What will the role look like?
* Preparing and updating presentations, capability statements, and brochures to ensure they accurately present the specific product offerings, services, and key capabilities for small, medium, and large opportunities.
* Providing marketing and clerical support to the tendering process, specifically: engaging with the LOR Proposals team, managing the governance requirements of the IGMS process, Gateway sign-offs, and the preparation of tender offer documents.
* Liaising with other work-winning functions (planning, estimating, purchasing, design management, contract management) to assist with the bid process.
* Assisting with coordinating a unified tender response.
* Developing a suite of "bid" templates for Explore Manufacturing.
* Assisting with the development of the Explore Manufacturing dedicated website.
* Attending external business/technical meetings in support of new business opportunities as required.
* Conducting post-contract customer feedback surveys.
* Collaborating with project teams and clients to develop successful social media campaigns.
* Engaging and communicating with new clients and design team consultants to obtain project information specific to new business opportunities while administering a library/database of tender opportunities.
* Supporting the development and roll-out of a streamlined version of the IGMS system specific to the requirements of the Explore Manufacturing business unit.
* Representing our business at external functions, PR events, exhibitions, trade shows, and launches.
What skills & experience are we looking for?
* Excellent communication skills, including telephone inquiries and written information.
* Good time management and planning skills, including the ability to work to deadlines.
* Recognize the need for (limited) out of hours working, including occasional overnight stays (e.g., for attendance at trade exhibitions, launches).
* Innovative approach to problem-solving.
* Strong IT skills (additional training will be provided as necessary) for presentations, report writing, proposals preparation, etc.
* Flexibility of approach and self-organizational skills.
* Self-motivation to improve performance and accept increased responsibility.
* Enthusiasm and the ability to work as part of a winning team.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to the interview what adjustments are required, as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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