Talent Acquisition Manager – Proposals Management

KEO International Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Dubai is looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager specialized in proposals management. The role focuses on strategic workforce planning and sourcing talent for complex client proposals. Candidates should have 10 years of relevant experience in an engineering consultancy, along with strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills. This position offers a supportive environment with benefits including hybrid working arrangements and employee referral rewards.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Employee referral rewards

Study assistance sponsorship

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant work experience in a similar role within an Engineering Consultancy.
• In-depth regional market knowledge of PMCM, Engineering and Construction industries.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Strategize workforce planning collaborating with business development.
• Develop talent pipeline for high-caliber technical roles.
• Coordinate proposals providing input on staffing capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with labor regulations during proposal phases.
• Lead offer negotiations for time-sensitive roles.
• Engage with senior leadership on recruitment strategies.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Workforce planning

Excellent communication

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Sourcing tools

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a Talent Acquisition Manager – Proposals Management to join our award-winning team based in Dubai. This is a specialised role, which will focus on workforce planning and sourcing strategies with the requirements of new business proposals/bids, ensuring that the company can meet the staffing requirements outlined in complex client proposals, critical to projects being awarded.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Strategic workforce planning, collaborate with business development and project leads to understand the specific talent needs for potential future projects and proposals
• Talent pipeline development, proactively build and maintain pipelines for the specialised, high-caliber technical or project roles frequently required in bids.
• Proposal coordination, serve as the talent expert during the proposal creation phase, providing input on staffing capabilities, timelines, and resource availability to ensure realistic and compelling proposals are submitted to clients.
• Compliance and sourcing, ensure that all proposed talent meets strict client, project-specific, and local labor regulatory criteria, especially in multi-country operations.
• Offer management, lead offer negotiations and manage closing processes, often for time-sensitive roles crucial for securing project contracts.
• Stakeholder management, engage confidently with senior leadership and project executives to align recruitment strategies with business objectives and proposal requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10 years of relevant work experience gained working in a similar role within an Engineering Consultancy.

• In-depth regional market knowledge of the PMCM, Engineering and Construction industries.
• Strong strategic thinking and workforce planning abilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and sourcing tools.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Results-oriented and proactive approach.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.