Roles & Responsibilities

About SAA

SAA is a leading full-service architecture practice headquartered in Singapore. With over 50 years of design and built expertise, we are committed to the pursuit of excellence in the design and delivery of people-oriented architecture that connects communities with their urban environments.

Guided by our core values of being Urbanistic, Humanistic, and Optimistic, our practice delivers projects that engage seamlessly with the built environment — creating meaningful relationships by placing people, their culture, and their communities at the centre of our designs.

Over the last decade, our focus on surpassing expectations in design and service delivery has allowed us to create and deliver works diverse in scale, typology, and complexity. Today, our consultancy has grown to include Master and Urban Planning, Interior Design, and Medical Planning; strengthening our vision to positively shape the world around us.

As a member of the Surbana Jurong (SJ) Group, SAA has access to the increased resources and wider scale of SJ’s global platform and infrastructure, heightening our ability to provide clients and partners greater value in our design and service offerings.

Business Development Executive

We are seeking a team player to join our Business Development team, to identify new opportunities and spearhead new exciting pursuits, spurring SAA’s growth in 2023 and beyond.

In this lead coordinator role, you will work with each pursuit team to facilitate collaboration across internal stakeholders, such as project leads, design leads, sub-consultants, and other groups as needed to assemble and submit successful proposals. You will collaborate across the different teams in SAA and drive everyone together in a fast-paced environment.

To succeed in this role, you should be able to manage tight and simultaneous timelines across ongoing pursuits. Strong writing skills, attention to detail with each unique pursuit, and a pro-active work mindset are also essential.

Your Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with the Business Development Director to source and strategise for new opportunities for business streams.
• Prepare bid timelines and track teams across key events to ensure on-time delivery.
• Prepare bid checklists and matrices in conjunction with timeline to track all deliverables to be coordinated, produced, and submitted.
• Lead new pursuit kick-off meetings to brief bid teams on pursuit details and strategies.
• Coordinate across various teams in SAA and external stakeholders to ensure proper execution of proposal strategy.
• Strategise with the Business Development team and pursuit teams on unique value propositions.
• Coordinate scheduling of meetings with external stakeholders as needed for pursuits (e.g., subconsultants, vendors, etc.).
• Facilitate key reviews by management, project directors, and other leads to obtain key clearances as part of the proposal process.
• Monitoring of bid preparation by various stakeholders to ensure compliance to key submission, design, and evaluation criteria.
• Provide regular reports and updates on activities, pipeline status, and market intelligence to management.
• Coordinate with the Brand and Communications team to package corporate information for each pursuit.
• Coordinated and facilitate de-brief sessions, handing over meetings with the project teams.
• Develop a series of standards and templates to improve the pursuit preparation and submission process.

Our Requirements

• Degree holder or equivalent with relevant experience
• Experience in the building and/or design industry is a plus but not mandatory
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Attention to detail with each unique pursuit
• Team player with a pro-active work mindset
• Good time management skills, able to juggle multiple deadlines, and work under tight timelines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Familiar with project management tools like Asana, AirTable, etc.

Tell employers what skills you have

Microsoft Office
Urban Planning
Strategy
Asana
Project Management
Attention to Detail
Market Intelligence
Interior Design
Team Player
Business Development
Scheduling
Writing Skills
Service Delivery
Airtable