Hybrid Maritime Business Development Specialist

GHD; Eureka (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support Maritime & Coastal proposals, market research, and communications. You will manage inputs, deadlines, and quality checks, coordinating with technical and marketing teams across multiple offices.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in client service or business development, preferably in ports or public sector, with strong maritime knowledge and proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, English, Business, Journalism, Planning, Environmental Science or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in client service or business development, preferably in 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; experience with InDesign or AI tools is helpful but not required.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support proposals and qualifications packages from initial setup through final production and submission.
• Coordinate proposal inputs, track deadlines, follow up with contributors, and 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 Salesforce records including opportunities, activities, contacts, and other required entries.
• Organize pursuit files, content libraries, trackers, and shared resources to keep information current and accessible.
• Support business group administrative tasks tied to business development, client activities, pipeline tracking, meetings, and reporting.
• Collaborate with project managers, technical staff, business development leads, and marketing professionals across 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.

Skills

Proposal development

Market research

Salesforce

Cross-functional leadership

Content development

Marketing content

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Business, Journalism, Planning, Environmental Science or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

AI productivity tools

Salesforce

Job description

GHD is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support Maritime & Coastal proposals, market research, and communications. You will manage inputs, deadlines, and quality checks, coordinating with technical and marketing teams across multiple offices.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in client service or business development, preferably in ports or public sector, with strong maritime knowledge and proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.