Business Development Manager

Mott MacDonald; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and management consultancy in Dubai is seeking a Business Development Manager to manage high-value bid efforts and support business development initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree, strong leadership, exceptional writing skills, and a commitment to drive innovations within the company. The role offers competitive benefits including maternity leave and an annual bonus scheme.

Benefits

90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave

Competitive annual leave

Annual professional institution subscription

Annual company performance bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; professional certifications preferred.
• Exceptional writing and communication skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Commercially and contractually savvy.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead bid efforts for high-value prospects.
• Support business development reporting and budget management.
• Drive innovation by integrating AI into bidding processes.
• Oversee bid support functions including proposal writing.
• Provide training and mentorship to internal teams.
• Analyze bid outcomes and implement improvements.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills

Strong leadership capabilities

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Mentoring capabilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Professional certifications

Job description

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead bid efforts for high-value prospects.
• Support business development reporting, pipeline tracking, and budget management.
• Drive innovation by integrating AI and automation into bidding processes.
• Oversee centralized bid support functions including proposal writing, design coordination, and client portal management.
• Provide training and mentorship to internal teams.
• Ensure all submissions meet internal standards and client expectations.
• Analyze bid outcomes and implement improvements.
• Assist in commercial proposal development and risk management.

KPIs

• Success rate of bids
• Budget and timeline management
• Quality and consistency of submissions
• Compliance and stakeholder feedback

Candidate specifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; professional certifications preferred
• Exceptional writing and communication skills
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Commercially and contractually savvy
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Our Purpose

At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We Can Offer

• 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance

Location(s)

Dubai, AE

Contract Type : Permanent

Work Pattern : Full Time

Market : Various

Discipline : Business development

Job Ref : 11214

Recruiter Contact : Iustina Blidariu

A bachelor’s degree is required, with professional certifications preferred.

Candidates should possess exceptional writing and communication skills, strong leadership capabilities, and be commercially savvy.