Strategic Maritime Business Development Coordinator

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

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support proposals, qualifications packages, and administrative tasks for the Maritime & Coastal practice. You will coordinate inputs, track deadlines, and ensure compliance with client instructions while helping develop marketing content and Salesforce records.

The role emphasizes organization, detail orientation, and collaboration across project managers, technical staff, and marketing teams in a hybrid, US-based environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in client service or business development.

Responsibilities

• Support proposals and qualifications packages from initial setup through final production and submission.
• Coordinate proposal inputs, track deadlines, follow up with contributors, and help confirm 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 and update business development information in Salesforce, including opportunities, activities, contacts, and other required entries.
• Help organize pursuit files, content libraries, trackers, and shared resources so information is current and easy to find.
• Support business group administrative tasks tied to business development, client activities, pipeline tracking, meetings, and reporting.
• Work with project managers, technical staff, business development leads, and marketing professionals across multiple 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
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Business, Journalism, Planning, Environmental Science or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Proposal coordination

Market research

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Excel

Content development

Team collaboration

Grant knowledge

Education

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

Tools

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

Job description

GHD is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support proposals, qualifications packages, and administrative tasks for the Maritime & Coastal practice. You will coordinate inputs, track deadlines, and ensure compliance with client instructions while helping develop marketing content and Salesforce records.

The role emphasizes organization, detail orientation, and collaboration across project managers, technical staff, and marketing teams in a hybrid, US-based environment.