At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead business development in the defence and nuclear sectors, driving growth and innovation.
- Company: Join a leading consultancy with a commitment to sustainability and professional development.
- Benefits: Enjoy 28 days holiday, private healthcare, flexible working, and annual promotion opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working and support for professional memberships available.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the energy sector while advancing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in business development within power or infrastructure, with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
Business Development Director (Power) with chartered status or equivalent professional recognition. Experience in business development, customer leadership, or market leadership within power, transmission, energy infrastructure, utilities, or major infrastructure consultancy. Good understanding of the UK power and transmission market, including grid investment drivers, regulatory frameworks, procurement routes, and major client organisations. Experience in securing and growing major consultancy, engineering, advisory, or design opportunities. Commercially aware, with experience in pipeline management, bid strategy, contract negotiation, and profitable growth. Ability to translate complex technical capability into clear client value propositions and market-facing propositions. Solid communication, persuasion, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Experience working across multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
Benefits:
- 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
- Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions
- Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
- Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
- Life assurance
- Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
- Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
- Optional Benefits: Electric vehicle lease, Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at cigi@COWI.COM. Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We’re Hiring: Market Director Defence and Nuclear United Kingdom London Application Deadline 20 August 2026 employer: COWI A/S
COWI A/S in Leeds is an excellent employer that values creativity and collaboration, offering a dynamic work environment where your contributions to brand identity are recognised and celebrated. With flexible working conditions, private health care, and robust professional development plans, employees are empowered to grow and thrive in their careers while enjoying a supportive culture that fosters innovation and teamwork.
