Are you an Assistant Business Development Specialist looking for an exciting new opportunity? Do you have construction experience? Are you organised and passionate about what you do? If so, then the below opportunity is for you!

The opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke has a requirement for an Assistant Business Development Specialist to join our in-house specialist stone contractor, Vetter UK.

For over 150 years Vetter has been the name behind some of the most prestigious landmark projects across the UK, including Heathrow T5 and T2, Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, Manchester Town Hall and Central Library, and Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds.

What will the role look like?

• Actively engage and communicate with our Clients and Consultants to obtain detailed project info and confirm their awareness of our business interests in new opportunities.
• Manage new CRM database Salesforce.
• Develop Opportunity Development Plans for new work providing detailed project knowledge as an outline business case for us to bid and win.
• Attend/represent Vetter at external business/technical meetings in support of the above.
• Represent Vetter at external functions, PR events, exhibitions, trade shows, launches.
• Liaise with other work-winning functions (planning, estimating, purchasing, design management, contract management etc) to assist with/or manage bid process.
• Liaise closely with Proposals and others in developing and completing Pre-Qualifications, Presentations, Bids, Post-Bid follow-ups.
• Report writing.
• Organise and support PR and corporate entertaining events.
• Seek out horizon opportunities from many sources including Compete4, Barbour ABI as well as register our interests on these platforms as well as follow up on reaching out to connect.
• Ensure website is updated and contains current information as well as manage our social media messaging on LinkedIn.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Excellent communication skills, including telephone enquiries and written information.
• Good time management and planning skills, including the ability to work to(meet)deadlines.
• Recognise the need for (limited) out of hours working, including occasional overnight stays (attendance at Trade exhibitions, launches).
• Innovative approach to problem solving.
• Architectural background/specialist stone knowledge desirable but not essential.
• Strong IT skills (additional training will be provided as necessary) for presentations, report writing, proposals preparation etc.
• Commitment to WIN and support principles of both the local business and the wider The Power of One business objectives.
• Flexibility of approach, and self-organisational 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 buildings 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 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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