Business Development Coordinator
About The Position
GHD is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support the day-to-day business development, proposal, and administrative needs of its Maritime & Coastal business. This mid-level role focuses on proposals and qualifications packages, market research, grant funding programs and applications, market strategies, business development administration, Salesforce records, marketing content, and business group coordination. The position works with project managers, technical staff, business development leads, and marketing professionals across multiple offices and deadlines. The role offers hands-on support and coaching to build knowledge of GHD services, clients, markets, and proposal practices. GHD uses a hybrid work model, with three days per week in the office.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Business, Journalism, Planning, Environmental Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in client service or business development, preferably within ports, maritime, or public-sector environments.
- Strong understanding of maritime and coastal operations, governance, and procurement processes.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
- Ability to follow established processes, ask good questions, and work independently as well as part of a team.
- Comfort working with technical staff and turning source information into clear, well-organized content.
- Strong leadership capabilities, including experience managing and influencing cross-functional teams.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to translate market intelligence into actionable plans.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with InDesign, Microsoft Copilot, or other AI-enabled productivity tools.
- Experience with Salesforce or another customer relationship management system.
- Background in public-sector, port, or grant-funded projects.
- Experience in clean technology, energy, or sustainable infrastructure.
- Familiarity with federal and state funding programs and procurement processes.
Responsibilities
- Support proposals and qualifications packages from initial setup through final production and submission.
- Coordinate proposal inputs, track deadlines, follow up with contributors, and help ensure submission requirements are addressed.
- Perform document quality checks for consistency, completeness, formatting, grammar, and compliance with client instructions.
- Create and update project descriptions, staff resumes, capability statements, and other marketing materials in coordination with technical staff and marketing resources.
- Maintain and update business development information in Salesforce, including opportunities, activities, contacts, and other required entries.
- Organize pursuit files, content libraries, trackers, and shared resources so information is current and easy to find.
- Support business group administrative tasks related to business development, client activities, pipeline tracking, meetings, and reporting.
- Work with project managers, technical staff, business development leads, and marketing professionals across multiple offices and deadlines.
- Build knowledge of GHD services, clients, markets, and proposal practices through hands-on support and coaching.
- Organize Client Engagement Teams and develop targeted marketing materials.
- Conduct market research, track grant funding programs, develop grant applications, and develop market strategies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
