Business Development Support Specialist (Engineering Consultancy)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; based in Saudi Arabia.

Company

hirify.global is an international engineering consultancy specializing in fire protection engineering, security, risk analysis, emergency management, digital innovation, and related safety and resilience services.

What you will do

• Support the KSA Business Development team with daily sales, business development, commercial administration, and business coordination activities.
• Maintain the CRM, sales pipeline, opportunity tracker, client database, reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management information.
• Coordinate proposals, tenders, RFQs, EOIs, prequalification submissions, timelines, documentation, internal inputs, clarifications, and deadlines.
• Monitor opportunities, project pipelines, market developments, and tenders through Etimad, SAP Ariba, Oracle, and other portals; collect market and tender intelligence.
• Coordinate with technical, commercial, finance, operations, leadership, and project teams, and support client meetings, presentations, follow-ups, registrations, vendor onboarding, and account management.
• Maintain company credentials, project profiles, CVs, presentations, case studies, proposal content, licenses, certificates, and registration documents; handle Arabic correspondence, client contact, and initial Arabic RFP translations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Commerce, Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, plus 5–7 years of relevant experience in business development support, sales administration, commercial administration, or business coordination.
• Strong understanding of sales administration, CRM management, opportunity tracking, proposal coordination, and business development processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, including preparation of professional reports, dashboards, presentations, and management information.
• Familiarity with Etimad, SAP Ariba, Oracle, and other client and government tender portals and processes.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills, attention to detail, accuracy, follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple opportunities, proposals, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills for professional communication with clients, senior management, and internal technical teams.
• Essential Arabic communication skills for client interaction and coordination within the Saudi market.
• Strong interpersonal, coordination, and relationship-management skills, with a proactive and commercially focused approach to business growth and client development.
• Must be based in Saudi Arabia.

Nice to have

• Experience in an engineering consultancy, construction, infrastructure, professional services, or technical services organization.
• Previous experience in the Saudi Arabian market, including familiarity with local clients, consultants, contractors, tendering processes, and business practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on challenging and groundbreaking designs and projects with market-leading clients.
• Receive support from senior leadership with a measured and flexible approach to day-to-day activities.
• Access a structured career advancement framework with defined expectations and advancement opportunities.
• Join an international firm that emphasizes trust, integrity, professional growth, inclusion, and employee networks.