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Distributed Networks Pursuit Manager
Black & Veatch
Global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction firm shaping water, energy & infrastructure projects.
Driving pursuit managers in the management of TC&I proposals with a focus on the Distributed Networks Solution.
Collaboration – Builds internal and external partnerships and works in collaboration with others to meet shared objectives
Supports development of sector / solution NB capture strategies and budgets. Ensures team has appropriate quantity of pursuit managers and skillsets to support sector / solution NB strategies and budgets. Understands and monitors performance KPI’s of business markets. Uses KPI’s and knowledge of strategy to influence and drive strategy – aligned decision making for prioritization and selection of clients and projects to be pursued by the sector / solution.
Manage team workload and proposal assignment activities.
Participate in Bid/No Bid or Screenings when requested by Proposal Leaders.
Drives and measures pursuit team successes in direct collaboration with Pursuit Leader and Sector / Solution leadership.
Responsible for budget, schedule, and quality of all Distributed Networks solution pursuits.
Manages and supervises the day to day, career development and progression of a team of solution pursuit managers. Manages and enforces the processes, best practices, and tools of the sales and pursuit teams to drive results.
Lead a team of proposal managers with responsibilities from pursuit assignment to contract signing.
Drive collaboration between pursuit team members and other shareholders.
Monitors and manages pursuit team expenditures to align with approved budgets.
Ensure accountability across your team; meet deadlines and drive schedule to achieve delivery requirements.
Facilitate and lead risk determination / mitigation and leadership approval discussions. Supports negotiation and closure of deals Drive review of Risk Register by Project Manager and Project Director, taking into consideration Solution and Client Segment perspective.
Collaborate with the client account manager and project management to develop and implement the proposal win strategy on key opportunities.
Determine which roles are required for pursuit team and identify professionals to support.
Ensure Company Wide Authority Matrix (CWAM) compliance and adherence with proposal process procedures such as: Opportunity Process Procedure, Cost Reviews, Proposal Review Boards, among others.
Participate in cost review and influences team to provide responses with competitive cost and value.
Facilitate discussion and actions to transition proposal basis information to the project execution team upon contract signature.
What you bring
communication
flexibility
client experience
experience
contracts knowledge
degree
Effective communication – Excellent communications/human relations skills (written, verbal, client service) and able to interface with diverse personalities
Flexibility – the ability to appropriately adapt to and mange quick changes in direction
Experience with public sector, private sector and utility clients
4+ years of engineering, project execution or technical pursuit management experience.
8+ years of engineering, project or proposal experience
Commercial/business knowledge of contracts
Business Insight – applies (and gains) knowledge of the business and marketplace to advance BV goals
Bachelor's Degree in engineering preferred
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience.
Strong technical knowledge of industry including all types of distributed network and emerging technology scopes
Understanding of financial metrics including PGM, revenue, and overhead costs (Business Acumen)
Decision Quality – Makes good and timely decisions to keep the team moving forward
Active implementation and sharing of proposal process improvements, lessons learned, cost reduction ideas, and analysis of market intelligence of competitors.
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