Business Development Manager

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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Other • Analytics • Design
The Role
Develops business and strategic client relationships across Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and the Greater Bay Area. Identifies opportunities, builds sales pipelines, coordinates multidisciplinary pursuits and bids, manages CRM records, and connects clients with Arcadis subject matter experts. The role supports cross-border growth involving project management, cost management, ESG, architecture, environmental consulting, and modular construction. It requires strong Mandarin and English communication, sector-specific client networks, market knowledge, and collaboration with Mainland China and Hong Kong teams.
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作为一名凯谛思人,您已经帮助我们为自然环境和建筑资产提供了世界领先的可持续设计、工程和咨询解决方案。我们的全球业务在30多个国家拥有约34000多名员工致力于提高生活质量,而您是其中一员。每一位员工对我们都至关重要。我们集思广益,可以共同解决世界上最复杂的挑战以及发挥更大的影响力。

Location: Shenzhen or Guangzhou 
Coverage: Greater Bay Area (main focus on Guangdong, with the potential to further grow into Hong Kong / Macau if possible) 
Reporting To: Greater China Business Development Leadership + China South PM & CCM 
Experience Level: Young High-Potential Talent (approximately 5-15 years relevant experience)
Employment Type: Full-time 

 

Position Purpose

We are seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial and commercially driven Client & Business Development Manager to strongly support our focus growth across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), mainly focus in Shenzhen and Guangzhou first. 

The successful candidate will support the development of strategic client relationships, identify new business opportunities, build up strong and positive engagement with key client contacts, coordinate sector-driven pursuits, and help position Arcadis as the preferred consultancy partner for complex capital projects, sustainability initiatives and cross-border development programs.

This role will focus on winning opportunities leveraging Arcadis' integrated capabilities in:

  • Project Management (PM)
  • Cost & Commercial Management (CCM/QS)
  • Technical due diligence / project monitoring 
  • Architecture & Urbanism
  • ESG & Sustainability Advisory
  • Environment & Water Consultancy
  • Supply Chain Audit & Assurance
  • China MiC / Modular Construction Supply Chain Management for international projects 
 

Key Market Sectors

The candidate will help expand Arcadis' presence within the following priority sectors:

1. Science & Technology

2. Advanced Manufacturing

3. Life Sciences

4. Lifestyle & Experience Economy

 

Key Responsibilities

Business Development

  • Identify and develop qualified sales opportunities throughout the Greater Bay Area with the focus on Shenzhen and Guangzhou from the beginning.
  • Build and maintain a robust pipeline of prospective clients and projects.
  • Support strategic account planning and client engagement activities.
  • Positively and smartly contribute to business development marketing communication 
  • Monitor market developments, policy changes and investment trends.

Client Relationship Management

  • Develop & strenthen positive and engaged relationships with key decision-makers within target organizations.
  • Act as a trusted connector between clients and Arcadis subject matter experts.
  • Improve client satisfaction and strengthen long-term account relationships.
  • Support executive client engagement programmes.

Pursuit & Bid Management

  • Coordinate multidisciplinary pursuit teams.
  • Support Go/No-Go assessments.
  • Assist in developing proposals, capability presentations and interview materials.
  • Maintain CRM records and opportunity tracking.

Cross-Border Market Development

  • Facilitate collaboration between Mainland China and Hong Kong teams.
  • Identify opportunities involving Chinese supply chains supporting international projects.
  • Support the promotion of China MiC and modular construction capabilities worldwide.
 

Key Target Clients

  • Leading multinational corporations 
  • Chinese Leading Enterprises
 

Candidate Profile

Essential

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Architecture or related discipline.
  • 5-15 years business development, client management, consulting or project-related experience.
  • Strong understanding of the Greater Bay Area market with the focus on Shenzhen / Guangzhou.
  • Existing client network within at least one target sector.
  • Fluent Mandarin and English.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and inter-personal skills.
  • Based in Shenzhen or Guangzhou 

Highly Desirable

  • Experience in consulting, engineering, architecture, project management, construction, real estate or ESG sectors.
  • Experience working with multinational companies.
  • Understanding of capital project development lifecycle, and effective stakeholder management and client relationship development. 
  • Familiarity with sustainability and ESG trends.
  • Cantonese language capability.
 

Success Profile

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

  • Commercial curiosity
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • High learning agility
  • Self-motivation and resilience
  • Collaborative approach
  • Cross-cultural communication skills
  • Strategic thinking balanced with hands-on execution

作为凯谛思人,继续实践您的职业生涯

只有每个人都全力以赴,我们才可能达到我们的目标。我们坚信每个人的贡献都很重要。因此,我们倡导基于技能的晋升途径,您可以利用您个人经验和专业知识来开拓您的职业道路,并和我们一起创造出最大的影响力。

您正在参与有意义的工作,无论下一个凯谛思职位带您往何处,您也将会帮助提供可持续的解决方案以令地球更繁荣。

在您的职业生涯、您的同事、您的客户、您的生活和您周围的世界上,留下您的印记。

我们可以一起创造传奇!

我们对平等、多样性、包容性和归属感的承诺

我们希望您每天都能在工作中展现最好的自己,这就是我们认真对待平等和包容并让自己为自己的行为负责的原因。我们的目标是成为首选雇主,并为所有员工提供理想的工作场所。在 Arcadis,您将有机会建立适合您的职业。因为每个凯谛思人都有自己的动机,自己的职业目标。而且,作为“以人为本”的企业,这就是为什么我们会花时间倾听,了解您在此期间想要什么,并提供您实现抱负所需的支持。

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Architecture, or a related discipline
  • 5–15 years of relevant business development, client management, consulting, or project-related experience
  • Strong understanding of the Greater Bay Area market, especially Shenzhen and Guangzhou
  • Existing client network in at least one target sector
  • Fluency in Mandarin and English
  • Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Based in Shenzhen or Guangzhou
  • Experience in consulting, engineering, architecture, project management, construction, real estate, or ESG sectors
  • Experience working with multinational companies
  • Understanding of capital project development lifecycle and stakeholder management
  • Familiarity with sustainability and ESG trends
  • Cantonese language capability
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The Company
HQ: Amsterdam
31,547 Employees

What We Do

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, digital and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life. We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow. Arcadis. Improving quality of life

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