Business Development Manager

10 March 2025

Business Development Manager

London / Leeds / Manchester / Bristol / Sheffield (UK Wide)

Permanent

Salary + Car Allowance + Commission + Benefits

Summary

We are currently seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our EV (Electric Vehicle) Infrastructure team. The team supports customers to design, procure, build and maintain charging infrastructure across the country and is focused on supporting the electrification of the UK’s cars, buses, and trucks.

This individual will be leading on business development activities, developing solutions with clients that lead to commercially viable business with new and existing customers to achieve the business growth aspirations. Focusing on public charging hubs and commercial fleets, this individual will be responsible for developing and growing the business pipeline and maintaining the relationships of our key strategic clients.

This individual will be travelling (when required) to meet with potential clients across the country.

Key Deliverables:

• Contribute effectively as part of the work winning and operations teams, to provide valued input into each opportunity.
• Maintain excellent relationships with wider divisional stakeholders to ensure specific client key drivers are communicated to and understood by all key stakeholders to inform the win strategy.
• Work with clients to create solutions to support their transition to electric fleets.
• Create, capture, monitor, and manage a pipeline of sustainable and real opportunities to meet the strategic requirements of the business going forward through internal and external markets, competitor and customer analysis with a view to understanding client behavior and facilitating appropriate relationship building.
• Create and maintain customer engagement/key account management plans for new customers, including identification of client stakeholders & customer needs, to sell EV infrastructure propositions that add value to their business and maximize opportunities.
• Provide and capture via CRM, up-to-date market intelligence, gather data on customers and competitors, and future sales pipeline data to inform monthly reporting, annual business planning, and predict future financial sales.
• Implement and manage the bid selection process in line with business process and audit requirements.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience within the Construction or Electrical services industry (desirably Electric Vehicles).
• Established client relationships which act as an enabler for potential EV opportunities.
• Proven knowledge and execution of successful commercial partnerships.
• Substantial and broad business experience in business development and/or account management.
• Highly collaborative leadership style with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to ever-changing situations.
• Demonstrable experience and ability to coach, mentor & lead a diverse staff mix to deliver best-in-class service to our customers.
• Demonstrable experience to build strong and trusted client relationships through effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• Sick Pay
• Pension with employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly, and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible, and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us, you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training, and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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