Business Development Manager

Can you show demonstrable evidence of developing accounts, pursuing business opportunities and bidding for large scale Nuclear projects?
Are you looking for a new challenge as a Business Development Manager focusing on the nuclear space?
Do you want the chance to gain a great staff package which offers a competitive salary package, non-contribution pension scheme, an annual bonus, and hybrid working arrangements?
If the answer is yes, continue reading and apply today! or if you need more information and get in touch now to avoid missing out!
The Opportunity
Given recent and forecasted growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a specialist nuclear engineering consultancy within the Warrington area.
The role
As a Business Development Manager, you will lead the development of strategies for key and new client accounts.
Your duties and responsibilities will be

• As a Business Development Manager, you will lead the development of short- and medium-term key account and Business Development strategies for specific client accounts.
• Support the Head of Business Development to develop and maintain a contact programme with senior staff within client and partner organisations. Maintain regular contact with existing future potential customers.
• Develop Account Plans, Opportunity Capture Plans and Value Propositions.
• Support the Head of Business Development with developing Order Intake forecasts and budgets.
• Secure approval to pursue opportunities and to bid, including presenting details of opportunities.
• Anticipate new opportunities and support tendering activities by providing market intelligence to bids teams, or sometimes direct technical input or review.
• Keep track of market developments amongst clients, competitors, and suppliers, and look for opportunities to facilitate growth.
• Interface collaboratively within the business winning team, including marketing & communications and tendering, and with wider business including technical disciplines and functions, in the UK and abroad.

You will have the following qualifications & experience

• Proven experience in the nuclear sector with demonstrable evidence of successful previous Key Account and New Business Development.
• An extensive network of contacts in both customer and client organisations, and organisations within the associated nuclear supply chain. This should include senior contacts.
• The ability to confidently liaise with external stakeholders and team members, both oral and written.
• Be able to independently seek out or develop one’s own answer to challenging technical questions.
• Have a questioning attitude – ability to analyse situations and challenge the conditions, activities or solutions to support continuous improvement and develop areas of best practice.
• Organisational excellence – ability to organise one’s own time and the time of others to ensure internal / external deadlines are achieved and Client expectations are exceeded.
• Reactivity - ability to respond quickly and effectively to unforeseen situations.
• Integrity and Inclusivity – ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions and foster an inclusive working environment where all members of the team are respected and given equal opportunity to participate. Leadership - desire to lead and support the development of more junior members of the team.
• Has a broad understanding of activities across the UK nuclear market with specific knowledge of the sites / companies associated with the NDA estate, nuclear defence, new build, SMRs/AMRs or fusion.

Right to work

• To be successful you must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK.
• You must have or be able to obtain as a minimum ‘SC’ UK Security Clearance.

Get in touch now
If you’re on the lookout for a new opportunity and you have the experience and skills we are seeking then why not click apply below to send us your cv or contact Hywel Thomas via LinkedIn
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