Vice President, Business Development
Columbus, OHJobSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Hill International seeks a Vice President of Business Development in Columbus, Ohio. The role identifies and pursues opportunities, builds client relationships, develops win strategies, and leads proposal and interview preparation. It also supports strategic hiring, pricing and contract reviews, and teaming agreements. The posting prefers a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least eight years of operations or business development experience at a professional services firm.
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Hill International is seeking a Vice President, Business Development in Columbus, Ohio - Identifying & Pursuing Opportunities: - Understand Hill's target markets, resources and services - Identify business opportunities in targeted markets consistent with our business strategy - Develop specific client and opportunity strategies - Lead Go/No Go discussions - Lead team effort to position for targeted pursuits - Establishing Positive Client Relationships: - Identify and Effectively participate in industry networking opportunities - Identify target clients and opportunities - Meet with potential clients to understand potential opportunities - Meet with decision makers and influencers to understand client needs/objectives - Identify key issues important to clients - Facilitate effective engagement between clients and our operations experts - Document client meetings - Competitor Knowledge: - Identify and research competitors - Understand strengths and weaknesses of competitors - Lead effective teaming strategies when appropriate - Inform win strategy development based on competitive intelligence - Developing Win Strategies: - Understand decision process and who decision makers will be - Develop clear understanding of client decision drivers - Develop Win Strategies focused on the best approach to deliver client value - Lead Proposal and Interview Preparation: - Lead the process of developing proposals and presentations focused on defined Win Strategies - "Own" the proposal process, working closely with Operations and Proposals partners - Lead team development of presentations - Effectively coach presentation teams - Help Identify Strategic Hires: - Identify strategic hiring needs based on targeted opportunities - Keep internal recruiters informed of key hire needs - Reach out to industry network to help identify strategic hire candidates - Maintain Client Relationships: - After winning assignments, serve as internal "client advocate" - Help Hill be sure we are staying in touch with client needs - Develop client strategies to help have specific plan to always keep client interests as our primary focus - Cost/Contracts/Legal" - Conducts review to determine potential conflict of interest - Provides intelligence to support pricing strategy - Participates in legal and contractual review - Leads execution of teaming agreements and memo of understandings (MOU's) with team {=html} - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning or Construction Management preferred - Minimum of 8 years of experience in Operations or Business Development role for a professional services firm, preferably with specific Construction Management experience - Experience in the vertical and horizontal markets preferred - Self-motivated, success oriented and organized - Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills - Candidate should bring familiarity with local market, clients and competitors - Travel as needed/expected - Expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time O
How this job compares
Set against the 20,543 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$116–181K/yr413 salary ranges
- US median$25–28/hr476 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 723 open Business Development jobs in Ohio and 20,543 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (16,398 postings).
- Education
- 6,277 of the 20,543 open Business Development jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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