Sector Client Director - Healthcare

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The BAM UK & Ireland are recruiting a Sector Client Director - Healthcare (SCD) is a senior role reporting to the Sector Director, with a matrix reporting relationship to the Head of Key Accounts. This role is a critical component of winning work within the health and healthcare infrastructure sector, including NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), public and private healthcare providers, diagnostics providers and related health bodies.

Making Possible

You will lead the application of BAM’s relationship based sales model with key health clients, positioning BAM early in the asset lifecycle, leading on selectivity and prioritisation, identifying opportunities for sustainable growth, and selling BAM through targeted, sector specific value propositions to improve win rates. The role holder will position BAM as a trusted advisor to health clients, ensuring key accounts have access to the full breadth of BAM capabilities across capital projects, estates, digital infrastructure, sustainability, lifecycle asset management and operational resilience. A critical aspect of the role is coordinating C suite and executive alignment across NHS Trust Boards, NHS England, and private healthcare providers with appropriate BAM roles, including Segment Executive Directors and Sector Directors.

You will develop a deep understanding of healthcare capital investment programmes, clinical requirements, regulatory constraints, funding models and patient centred outcomes, identifying how BAM UK & Ireland capabilities can support improved healthcare environments and long term value for public and private sector clients. Ensure a single, coherent view of key health accounts is maintained, working closely with client marketing, bid, technical and delivery teams to ensure value propositions are relevant, differentiated and aligned to sector priorities such as safety, quality, compliance, sustainability and social value. The role requires the ability to develop clear market insights across the health sector, assess opportunities for BAM, and communicate technical and delivery solutions at all levels of the client organisation, from Estates and Capital teams through to Executive Directors and Boards.

Growth:

• Proactively identifying emerging opportunities with key health sector accounts, including NHS Trusts, ICSs, Framework Authorities and private healthcare providers, feeding early insights into bid and governance processes.
• Leading the consistent application of BAM’s relationship‑based sales model across health accounts, supporting BAM’s client‑centric growth strategy.
• Positioning BAM early in health capital investment programmes, estates strategies and long‑term development plans.
• Maximising cross‑selling opportunities across BAM capabilities, including construction, civil engineering, FM, digital, sustainability and lifecycle services to health clients.
• Exploring new market opportunities such as diagnostics centres, community healthcare facilities, mental health estates, digital and data‑enabled healthcare environments.
• Ensuring visibility and understanding of key health accounts across BAM sectors at divisional and group level.

Your team

To be based from any UK office on a hybrid basis with regular travel to our Bristol office.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:

• 8% pension contribution
• Private Health Insurance
• Dental Plan
• 26 days annual leave, incremental with years service
• 2 Wellbeing days annually
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
• Company vehicles (role dependent)
• .....and many more great perks.

What do you bring to the role?

• Commitment to professional development and membership of relevant professional bodies.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in client facing and/or work winning roles within the built environment, healthcare infrastructure or related sectors.
• Experience leading people and managing organisational change.
• Experience developing and executing business strategies in complex, regulated environments such as the health or public sector.
• Strong collaboration and team leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop strategic plans and drive engagement.
• Experience of New Engineering Contracts (NEC).
• Awareness of sustainability and environmental priorities relevant to health estates.
• Proficiency in Dynamics 365 CRM.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe. We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

For more information or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager: paul.howes@bam.com. Closing date 30th May.