Business Development Manager- Roads

Description:

Due to continued growth, the position of Business Development Manager has become available to join an established team, this role will be home based with nationwide travel as needed.

We are an established provider of services across the Transportation market, particularly into the Roads sector including but not limited to complex build, consult and digital services to clients in Local Authorities and National Highways.

The post holder will be accountable for the pipeline and customer relationships within the Roads sector. They will support the BD Director to identify, develop and manage key opportunities in the Roads sector that will unlock rapid growth. This is a unique role that will be at the heart of the growth of a major sector within Costain at an exciting time as the Roads market evolves and transitions into a Decarbonised network, both strategically and locally. The individual will be at the heart of the Roads revolution and will be able to work closely with major Infrastructure clients such as National Highways, but also stretch Costain into new areas of the Local Government market.

This position has a competitive salary dependant on skills and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension contribution matched up to 10% (that’s like free money!), a day off for your birthday and a dedicated professional development budget.

We have a vibrant, challenging and growing business, with project environments that provide tremendous opportunities for everybody. We know that by being a more diverse company we will be more innovative, have a greater understanding of our clients’ needs and will deliver smarter, more inclusive solutions for them. Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of society and the communities in which we work. As an inclusive, family friendly employer we believe that everyone matters, and we are committed to ensuring that everyone has the same opportunities to be able to reach their full potential

Role Requirements

• Degree educated preferably in an engineering or technical discipline.

• Proven experience in a similar role

• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets

• Strong interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills

• the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload

• Champions Sustainability Safety, Health and Environment by putting personal safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and helping the environment and communities to thrive

• Having integrity by always doing the right thing in the right way

• Must be customer focussed by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating and meeting their needs