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Synectiq

Business Development Coordinator

Account Executive +1Updated on Nov 14
Part-timeLongueuil, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in mining, geological, civil, or metallurgical engineering or a related discipline, earth sciences, or administration; an engineering education is a significant asset.
  • Five to eight years of experience in business development, technical sales, or account management in the mining, metallurgical, or industrial consulting engineering sector.
  • A demonstrated record of contributing to the acquisition of professional-services mandates or engineering contracts.
  • Knowledge of the mining project lifecycle, including exploration, feasibility, basic and detailed engineering, construction, operations, and closure.
  • Proficiency with the complete sales cycle.
  • Ability to write and structure persuasive technical and commercial proposals.
  • Comfort using customer relationship management tools to track pipelines and manage opportunities.
  • Ability to translate complex technical issues.
  • French-English bilingualism is required.
  • Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and critical thinking.
  • Organization skills.
  • Autonomy, initiative, and ability to manage priorities.
  • Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with technical, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and initiative.
  • Results orientation, including comfort with quantified objectives, rigorous follow-up, and accountability.
  • Availability to travel to conferences, client visits, and sites approximately 20–30% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities in the mining, metallurgical, and industrial markets.
  • Build and maintain a structured pipeline of prospective clients.
  • Follow each opportunity rigorously from qualification through close.
  • Conduct market and competitor analyses to identify priority growth areas.
  • Develop and deploy targeted prospecting strategies adapted to mining-sector segments and decision cycles.
  • Produce reliable monthly and quarterly forecasts for the pipeline and anticipated revenue.
  • Lead initial client meetings and presentations.
  • Present Synectiq's capabilities and value proposition clearly and appropriately for each audience.
  • Understand clients' technical and commercial needs and translate them into suitable service proposals.
  • Deliver presentations to decision-makers, including project directors, vice presidents, mining company executives, and EPC contractors.
  • Gather client feedback to identify growth opportunities and refine the service offering's positioning.
  • Manage the full proposal cycle, including opportunity qualification, capture strategy, winning themes, writing, review, pricing, and commercial structure.
  • Collaborate with technical, estimating, and operations teams to develop competitive proposals aligned with client expectations.
  • Manage proposal deadlines, budgets, and internal approvals.
  • Support contract negotiations and shepherd opportunities through close.
  • Manage strategic client accounts by maintaining relationships, identifying emerging needs, and expanding current engagements through cross-selling and upselling.
  • Develop long-term engagement plans for each key account.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between clients and internal technical teams.
  • Ensure alignment between client expectations and Synectiq deliverables.
  • Regularly monitor pipeline and client-portfolio performance indicators.
  • Represent Synectiq at key industry conventions, trade shows, and events, including PDAC, CIM Convention, Québec Mines, and AMQ forums.
  • Develop and maintain a professional network of engineers, geologists, project managers, client decision-makers, and strategic partners.
  • Help position Synectiq as a leading mining consulting engineering firm in Quebec and internationally.
  • Work closely with technical teams to turn internal expertise into clear, differentiated commercial offerings.
  • Collaborate with leadership and, where appropriate, marketing resources to develop positioning, key messages, and sales materials.
  • Communicate market signals to leadership to inform service-offering development and strategic direction.
  • Participate in leadership meetings to inform commercial priorities and support strategic alignment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with EPC/EPCM environments and related contracting methods.
  • Spanish language ability for international projects.

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