Darren Johnson, Regional Infrastructure Specialist

Darren Johnson

Regional Infrastructure Specialist

British Embassy Dubai

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, MBA
Expérience
16 years, 6 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :16 years, 6 Mois

Regional Infrastructure Specialist à British Embassy Dubai
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • août 2019 à mars 2021

engaged in live infrastructure projects in MEAP worth £4.2 billion in advisory, programme management, project management, design, engineering, general contracting.
•Completed project scoping trips to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan with reports and subsequent business matching with UK companies.
•Developed regional Infrastructure strategy + pipeline and ongoing engagement plan.
•Working with UK

Head of Business Development à Doh
  • Qatar
  • janvier 2011 à janvier 2012

(Qatar & Middle East) - with Bg2,

Regional Business Development Manager à Buro Happold
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • septembre 2009 à octobre 2011

Buro Happold is a world class, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.

•Account management with existing and new clients in KSA, UAE and Qatar leading to bidding opportunities more than 30 million Saudi Riyals including: Mobily Programme Management; MEP/Structure - Hotel projects with Shuu Capital; MOFA Brunei Embassy; Chiller refurbishments with CBRE; Emergency call centres with Ministry of Interior; Master Planning with Nesma for Saudi Ministry of Housing, JDURC - Jeddah Waterfront Tahilya St; detailed design of King Abdullah Sports City stadium- Besix.
•MoU with Nesma to provide MEP/structural engineering consultancy on future bids.
•Developing marketing and sales strategies including social media platforms on LinkedIn.
•Preparing and delivering sales presentations.
•Working with the in-house team on tenders, proposals and contract negotiation.
•Supervising the marketing team and Management of bid and prequalification processes.
•Developing capital and operating budgets for new business entry and annual BD activities.
•Identifying and facilitating key speaking, media opportunities, seminars, and exhibitions.
•Researching and formulating key sector reports with informed analysis, which look at trends and competitor activity.
•Managing the bid pipeline and CRM system.
•Working with Regional work winners and sector specialists to maximize our bidding success.

Marketing Manager à Commerce, Government of Dubai
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • janvier 2006 à août 2007
European Marketing Manager à Government of South Kore
  • janvier 2004 à janvier 2006
Marketing Consultant à Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)
  • février 2001 à janvier 2004
Marketing Manager
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • janvier 2000 à février 2001
New Business Manager à Computeq Ltd
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • juillet 1998 à janvier 2000
Sales Executive à Thermor Communications HK Ltd Within
  • Hong Kong
  • avril 1995 à juin 1998

Éducation

Master, MBA
  • à The University Of Hull
  • juillet 2005

Specialties & Skills

Engineering
Business Development
Environmental
Marketing Strategy
Account Management
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH
SEMINARS
STRATEGIC