Business Development Manager

SHL - Schmidt Hammer Lassen; København; On-site; DKK 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Schmidt Hammer Lassen in Copenhagen is seeking an ambitious Business Development Manager to shape new opportunities for the practice, working with partners, teams, and clients across markets, disciplines, and cultures.

You will lead prequalification processes, coordinate submissions, and help form project teams for tenders while researching market trends and creating engaging business-development content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, communication, business or related field.
• 2+ years in architectural sector.
• Experience supporting PQs and pitches for public and private clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to inspire confidence.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead prequalification processes, coordinating materials and stakeholders for submissions.
• Support forming strong project teams for tenders and opportunities.
• Research clients and market trends to identify new opportunities.
• Create engaging business-development content, including submissions and announcements.
• Maintain knowledge of trends within the studio’s practices and markets.
• Strengthen networks with collaborators and potential clients.
• Expand SHL’s reach through outreach, events and industry networks.

Job description

Schmidt Hammer Lassen is looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to join our team in Copenhagen on a full-time basis.

As our new Business Development Manager, you will play a hands‑on role in shaping new opportunities for our practice in collaboration with partners, teams, and clients across markets, disciplines, and cultures.

What You Will Do

• Lead prequalification processes, coordinating materials and internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Support the formation of strong, well‑aligned project teams for tenders and strategic opportunities in key markets.
• Research clients, market trends, and relevant background information to identify new opportunities and inform strategic decisions.
• Create engaging business-development and communications content, including award submissions, announcements, and trade-show materials.
• Maintain knowledge of trends and developments within the studio’s practices and markets.
• Strengthening the studios’ network and relationships with collaborators and potential clients.
• Helping expand SHL’s reach and visibility within the industry through outreach, events and industry networks.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Has

• A bachelor’s degree in architecture, communication, business or a related field
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in the architectural sector.
• Experience supporting PQs and pitches for both public and private clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate ideas in a way that inspires confidence and engagement. Fluency in a Scandinavian language is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team with multiple deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience coordinating both internally and externally.
• A strong visual eye and confidence creating clear, high-quality presentation and communication material in Adobe Creative Suite (primarily InDesign).

About Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Driven by a deep responsibility towards our planet, we strive for an architecture that transforms our understanding of the world by giving back to the environment, to communities, and to individuals. We design places of cultural resonance. We embed ourselves in each context to understand the intangible. Regardless of their place in the world, our projects live and breathe effortlessly in their context, making their inhabitants feel truly at home.

We continuously work to maintain a high-quality, well‑managed architecture studio that delivers excellent results for our clients while providing strong support, clarity, and development opportunities for our organization.

For more information about our studio: www.shl.dk

Practical details

This is a full-time position based at our Copenhagen studio.

Salary Will Be Negotiated Based On Qualifications.

Questions

Please contact Head of People & Culture, Majbritt Vendelbo, at [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you!