Jr. Business Development Coordinator - East/North East U.S.

Jacobs; Virginia Beach (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) program

Stock purchase plan

PPTO for full-time salaried/exempt

Job summary

Jacobs is hiring a Junior Level Business Development Coordinator to support data input, reporting, and marketing materials across our Northeast U.S. geography.

The role partners with BD leadership and technical staff to craft internal and external documents while helping implement the sales strategy. You will learn and help execute critical sales functions, manage multiple projects, and collaborate across time zones to deliver content on schedule.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in a related role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Searches for RFQ and RFPs on external eProcurement platforms and distributes them to internal stakeholders.
• Enter and manage data in tools and systems critical to sales processes and reporting.
• Provide marketing support by drafting project win or new hire announcements for publication.
• Help coordinate and develop sales documents, including Task Order proposals, interfacing with PMs and designers.
• Read complex documents, synthesize data, and determine next steps and stakeholders.
• Proofread and edit technical and non-technical documents for accuracy.
• Assist leadership with gathering statistics, timelines, tables, graphs for reports, and presentations.
• Assist client account managers with internal documentation and publishing quotes.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Fast-paced environment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing/communication/business/technical fields

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Adobe applications

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs has an immediate need for a Junior Level Business Development Coordinator aligned with our Northeast U.S geography. This position will be responsible for supporting a variety of our core support functions. The primary focus will be working with Jacobs’ Business Development leadership to input and maintain data in internal reporting tools and systems. The secondary focus will be collaborating with both Business Development and Technical staff to produce strategically focused, professional-looking internal and external documents and marketing materials.

This role gives you the opportunity to not only learn but help implement the sales strategy while gaining experience working within many critical sales functions. The ideal candidate is organized, accountable, inquisitive and demonstrates an ability to meet fast-paced deadlines while following through on commitments.

The BD Coordinator’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following

• Searches for RFQ and RFPs on external digital eProcurement platforms, distributing them to internal stakeholders, managing and distributing the subsequent addenda, and uploading the electronic proposal documents back into the eProcurement platform.
• Enters and manages data in multiple tools and systems critical to our sales processes and reporting requirements.
• Provides marketing support to geographic sales team in collaboration with the corporate marketing team by interviewing staff to obtain information and drafting project win or new hire announcements for publication on LinkedIn, Jacobs External Website, as well as other platforms.
• Helps coordinate and develop sales documents such as Task Order proposals, including creating content, and requires interfacing with project managers, graphic designers, and desktop publishing support staff across multiple time zones to deliver content that meets schedule and delivery requirements.
• Uses curiosity and critical thinking skills to read complex documentation, synthesize the data to understand the big picture of what is being requested and then determine the next steps and who to engage to action an outcome.
• Proofreads and edits technical and non-technical documents for accuracy and consistency.
• Assists sales leadership with the following routine activities gathering information from staff and drafting internal reports, including collecting and analyzing sales statistics, and developing timelines, tables, graphs for reports, correspondence, and presentations; preparing PowerPoint presentations; preparing meeting agendas and meeting minutes; setting up meetings in Microsoft Teams; and entering information into Microsoft Excel files.
• Assists client account managers and sales leads with preparing the following internal documentation project descriptions for sales use; gathering and publishing client quotes; and updating project team members’ master resume.

To be successful in this role, you'll have the ability to work a Hybrid model coming in two days a week to the Jacobs assigned office nearest you.

Jacobs is a dynamic organization where you can grow your career. Join us and we will work with you to develop your skills as you explorethe breadth of our business.

Here’s what you’ll need

• 2 to 4 years of experience, preferably in the Architectural, Engineering, or Construction industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting preferred.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects, and work under tight deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communication, business, or technical fields.
• Proficiency in Salesforce for data management.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office and Adobe applications.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $80,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.