Regional Client Development Manager

Terracon

About Terracon:

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned consulting engineering firm providing quality services to clients. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon currently has more than 5,000 employees in more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon’s growth is due to valued employees exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace.

Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.

https://www.terracon.com/


Position Details

Regional Client Development Manager
Job
Full-time
1/18/2021
Northern Illinois
Chicago, Downers Grove or Glendale Heights, IL

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Terracon is growing and hiring a Regional Client Development Manager for our Chicago Area offices. The successful candidate will utilize business contacts currently in their network, as well as professional organizations, in order to develop new clients and gain intelligence to support these areas. The goal is to secure consulting work in our Downers Grove, Glendale Heights and Chicago offices.

In addition, our new employee-owner will continually develop strong trust relationships to identify project pursuits. This position will support our clients on projects ranging from commercial, multi-family, healthcare, municipal, federal, aviation, renewable energy, and transportation through our environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials service lines.This position is for an experienced Architecture / Engineering / Construction (A/E/C) industry specific Client Development professional who will be responsible for developing key relationships and quickly identifying business opportunities critical for Terracon’s growth and success in the region.

This position can be filled in theDowners Grove, Glendale Heights or Chicago office.

If your passion lies in working on exciting new projects that directly benefit your community, and if you're interested in belonging to a 100% employee-owned organization that allows you to set our course together and benefit when our hard work creates financial success, then Terracon is your kind of place! We share your passion.

Essential Role and Responsibilities:

  • Intentional, focused client development that includes client meetings weekly (virtual or face-to-face) 
  • Externally focused, being active in the market, identifying pursuits and transfer pursuits to technical staff to complete the proposals. 
  • Building client relationship by articulating how Terracon’s services can provide value. 
  • Develop trust relationships with office teams and provide Client Experience. 
  • When applicable, lead and/or assist communication with the client during a project lifecycle.
  • Working with a team of Client Development Professionals in Terracon’s Central Operating Group and share good practice. 
  • Assist developing key competencies in Terracon’s business intelligence tools in order to assist leaders and managers and others in strategic decision making (markets, sectors, go/no-go, etc.) that enhance efficiencies. 
  • Reporting client development results. This includes client activities and project pursuits, RFPs/RFQs, proposals, key wins and losses, industry activities, and other general client development and marketing responsibilities. 
  • Work with corporate personnel including national accounts, sectors, legal, human resources, and marketing to assist in overall company goals related to revenue growth. 
  • Attend professional organization, government, and technical meetings/events as a representative of Terracon and coordinate/participate in these meetings and events on a regular basis. 
  • Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the company. Be familiar with company risk policies. 
  • Support our Sector Leaders and our National Account Managers (NAMs) when appropriate. 
  • Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices; promote pre-task planning for all activities related to client development and marketing.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, earth sciences, business, marketing or related degree and 8-10 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years specific A/E/C related experience.
  • Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.


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