Head of Business Development (Nuclear)

Help us to make a world of difference. Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world. We are looking for a Head of Business Development (Nuclear) to join us at our Capenhurst site. In this role, you will lead the identification, evaluation and development of strategic growth opportunities that support our long-term ambitions.

You will act as a central connector across the organisation, bringing together cross functional teams to shape new propositions, strengthen the resilience of our portfolio and drive diversification into emerging markets. This position plays a critical role in turning strategy into action and ensuring the business is well positioned for sustained, future focused growth.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:

• Strategy Development: Develop and translate corporate strategy into clear business development priorities and opportunity pipelines. Monitor markets, customer trends, competitors and emerging technologies to identify areas of strategic relevance. Provide strategic insight and recommendations that inform decision making, investment prioritisation and portfolio direction.
• Opportunity Identification and Incubation: Proactively identify and assess new markets, partnerships, customer segments, products and services. Build early-stage business cases including market sizing, value proposition development, commercial modelling and risk assessment. Lead the incubation of new concepts through pilots, research and customer validation to build evidence and refine propositions. Support the ongoing development of the opportunity pipeline with defined stages, criteria and appropriate governance.
• Cross Functional Alignment: Act as an integrator and facilitator across functions including Strategy, Commercial, Engineering, Projects, Operations, Finance and Legal. Coordinate teams to ensure alignment around new opportunities and to enable effective cross functional contribution. Lead workshops, opportunity sprints and collaborative sessions to accelerate ideation and problem solving.
• Partnerships and Ecosystem Building: Identify and evaluate strategic partnership opportunities that enhance capability, accelerate market entry or support new propositions. Conduct due diligence, support negotiations and co-develop partnership structures and go to market models. Build strong networks across relevant markets and ecosystems to uncover emerging opportunities.
• Project Sponsorship: Develop robust financial models, pricing strategies and return on investment assessments for new opportunities. Prepare high quality briefs and recommendations for senior stakeholders, investment committees and governance boards. Sponsor strategic initiatives from concept through to delivery, ensuring projects are delivered to scope, budget and schedule in line with the business case.
• Stakeholder Management and Communication: Build strong relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders to support alignment and influence decisions. Prepare and deliver clear, compelling presentations, proposals and strategic narratives. Communicate progress, opportunities, risks and outcomes effectively across the organisation.

What do you need to thrive in this role?

Essential:

• University educated in a relevant subject
• Strong experience in business development, strategy, innovation, commercial strategy or product development
• Proven ability to identify, evaluate and incubate new business opportunities
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in building business cases and financial models
• Excellent collaboration skills with a track record of working effectively across diverse teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence at all organisational levels

Desirable:

• Experience working in complex or matrix organisations
• Exposure to partnership development, joint ventures or ecosystem building
• Background in strategic consulting, corporate development or innovation roles
• Understanding of strategic portfolio management or diversification strategies
• MBA or equivalent

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

• Generous Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days, increasing by one day every two years (up to 30 days), plus 13 additional flexible days. Option to buy or sell up to 5 holiday days.
• Family-Friendly Policies: A wide range of policies to support work-life balance and family needs.
• Bonus Scheme: A competitive bonus scheme based on company and individual performance.
• Pension Scheme: Defined contribution plan with up to 16% employer contribution.
• Private Medical & Dental Cover: Single coverage with the option to purchase additional benefits.
• Flexible Benefits: Life assurance, income protection, and other options tailored to your lifestyle, with tax and National Insurance savings.
• Training & Development: A focus on continuous learning, with personalised training packages to support your career growth, including mandatory health and safety courses.

Security vetting: Due to the nature of the industry that Urenco operates in, all personnel regardless of employment status working for Urenco are required to obtain security clearance at the level required for their role. Security clearances are assessed in accordance with regulations and official guidance issued by the relevant competent authorities for national security vetting. In certain circumstances, additional enhanced security clearance considerations apply to roles within Urenco owing to the particular activities that the Urenco Group undertakes in relation to uranium enrichment. Successful candidates will need to satisfy security requirements, and all offers of appointment are made subject to the successful approval of all checks initiated.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce: We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we are implementing anonymized CV screening. Your CV will be presented without any personal information that could identify you (e.g., name, contact details, age, gender, etc.). This helps us focus on your qualifications and potential, ensuring a fair and unbiased assessment process.

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.