Senior Business Development Executive (m/w/d)

We are now offering the opportunity to join our successful business development team in Europe as a Senior Business Development Executive (m/w/d) in one of our German offices in Berlin, Hamburg or Munich. In this role, you will dive deep into our markets and industries, work closely with our leadership team, develop knowledge and apply your skills to support our most exciting projects. You will be actively involved in acquiring new business, key account management, and collaboration with our technical teams to further develop our strategies and build business success. Ideally, you bring experience in both bid management and business development, understanding how to connect the two to create real added value. Your task is to identify important actors in the industry, grasp current trends, and derive strategic impulses for our work from them. Through your BD activities, you will deliver valuable insights that shape our orientation and market positioning.

As part of our European-wide Business Development & MarCom team, you will support various sectors, markets, and initiatives.

A special focus of your role lies on collaboration with our Urban-Development team, which specializes in business development for master planning and infrastructure projects in the public sector. You will play a key role in building and maintaining relationships to central stakeholders – particularly in municipal and state structures in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. Your practical and proactive approach helps you target decision-makers and work seamlessly with various disciplines and leadership levels.

Experience in urban development, for example, in the fields of sustainability, energy, or infrastructure, is an asset – as well as a good understanding of public procurement processes and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). What's more important, however, are your enthusiasm and ability to penetrate complex relationships. With fluent German skills and good English skills, you bring everything needed to accompany projects sovereignly and position Buro Happold as the preferred partner for urban development projects in the region.

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The main focus of this function lies on three key areas: Key Account Management, Offer Development, Acquisition.

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