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Business Development Manager
June 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Location: Yorkshire based - National travel, with frequent travel to the Sheffield Office
Business Area: Kier Places - Capital Projects
Contract: Permanent, full time
Find out more here about the great we offer our employees - including enhanced 8 week paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave. A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave. A fantastic matched pension scheme as well as our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, Green Car Scheme and many many more!
The Role
The Kier Places' Capital Projects Team delivers refurbishment and construction projects across the Social Housing, Blue Light, Health, Education, Retail, Commercial & Residential sectors. We combine a national reach with a local focus, combining expert pre-construction, technical and operational skills with regional projects for valued customers. Our main areas of growth are Yorkshire and London from the regional offices we have in these areas.
To help realise our growth ambitions, Kier Places are seeking a Business Development Manager, to join our Capital Projects Team. As a business, we have set ourselves challenging work winning targets and the successful candidate will be critical to achieving our success. We are looking for talented people with creativity and a passion for winning.
Key Responsibilities
As a focused Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for increasing revenue within Kier Places by identifying new business opportunities and developing bid plans that optimise our ability to secure these works; you'll pro-actively lead the development of relationships with potential clients and partners; and you'll be expected to maximise the flow of income to the business and expose clients to the wide range of services that Kier have to offer.
As a trusted member of the department, we will look to you to produce key client and opportunity development documents including the plans and project/service specific strategies, and be responsible for ensuring all business development and projects related work is delivered in accordance with Kier, client and statutory Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures and undertake assessments as required.
What do we need from you?
The ideal candidate will have experience in a Social Housing / Construction / Capital Projects environment, with proven excellence in a sales / business development management role, with a proven track record of achieving targets. We're on the lookout for those who also have a good knowledge of public sector procurement and bidding for works in our operating sectors, as well as negotiating and presentation skills with an ability to write high level reports, proposal, and tender documents.
Due to the nature of this there, you should be prepared to travel, spend time away from home overnight, and have a flexible approach to working.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 12th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page.
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