Development Manager

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Development Manager
Salary – £45,522 to £58,910 per annum (plus benefits)
Hours – 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am to 5.00pm
Location – Home-Based (within the Midlands)
As a Development Manager, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of growth within your assigned geographical area, as well as leading or supporting other projects on a national basis.
Our promise to you
- 25 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On-the-job training/progression
- Recognition
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle-to-work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service
What will you be doing?
- Collaborating with the Operations and Bidding teams to secure and negotiate new municipal service contracts and/or extensions to existing contracts
- Monitoring and strategically positioning FCC to secure forthcoming procurement opportunities
- Seeking, investigating and delivering non-tendered opportunities to support growth
- Reporting to the Head of Department (HoD) and attending monthly Development Team meetings
- Preparing and maintaining the Recycling Division Strategy
- Developing, implementing and robustly following a detailed client engagement plan
- Seeking out and assessing speculative development opportunities within the area
- Leveraging and developing existing site assets within the business to maximise their growth potential
- Preparing and presenting project development documentation to the UK Board/Approvals Committee
- Ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to budget
- Gathering strategic market intelligence whenever possible, developing and leveraging a personal network of contacts
- Engaging in project review processes
- Through the development of client relationships, establishing key client drivers and tailoring proposals
- Diligently utilising a CRM system for pipeline opportunity management and client/market intelligence recording and tracking
- Promoting the UK business & FCC Group at Regional and National level
What are we looking for?
- Experience of operating in a senior management role with a proven track record within a profit centre of at least £25m turnover
- Experience in an organisation with a professional and disciplined approach to business or project development
- Experience in developing and delivering business strategy and growth plans
- Considerable experience in the successful delivery of business/project development programmes (preferably within the waste industry) which has resulted in significant growth
- A proven understanding and experience within the waste industry
- Knowledge of the waste market, including key competitors and market opportunities
- Customer knowledge and market intel
- Commercial awareness with strong profit orientation
- Influencing skills
- Excellent business acumen with well-developed commercial negotiation skills
- A degree (or equivalent)
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,400 people.
The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
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