BD Senior Advisor, Energy & Infra

1050 Linklaters Business Serv; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing Private Medical

Free in-house fitness centre

Free onsite GP service

Pension and savings options

Life assurance

Family & Lifestyle benefits

Holiday leave

Maternity/paternity/shared parental

Travel insurance

Sports and social clubs

Job summary

Linklaters in London seeks a BD Senior Advisor for the Energy & Infrastructure Practice to drive growth through data-led insights and cross‑functional collaboration. You will shape BD plans, support cross‑selling, and strengthen relationships with key clients and internal stakeholders.

The role offers hybrid working from London with a range of wellbeing and professional development benefits. You will work with global teams to deliver high‑quality BD activity across markets.

Qualifications

• Proven BD experience in legal or professional services.
• Strong understanding of Energy & Infrastructure sectors and market dynamics.
• Experience developing BD strategies including client targeting and cross-selling.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of BD plans to grow the Energy & Infrastructure Practice.
• Collaborate with global BD teams to align UK and global priorities.
• Build relationships across the BDM function to pursue market opportunities.
• Facilitate cross-selling across global product teams.
• Contribute to go-to-market campaigns, pitches, and client proposals.
• Use data-led insights and market intelligence for horizon scanning and pipeline management.

Skills

BD experience

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Pitch support

Tools

CRM system

MarTech

Job description

About us: Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices. Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional. We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind‑set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

The Role

We are looking for a BD Senior Advisor, Energy & Infrastructure Practice to join our Business Development and Marketing (BDM) team on a permanent basis. You will support the delivery of business development strategies that drive growth across the Energy & Infrastructure Practice, using insights and data‑led intelligence to identify opportunities, support cross‑selling and strengthen key client and internal stakeholder relationships. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the global BDM function and our lawyers, you will contribute to client‑focused initiatives aligned with the firm’s wider Client, Sector and strategic priorities.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of Business Development (BD) plans to drive growth across the Energy & Infrastructure Practice.
• Collaborate with global BD teams to ensure UK priorities are connected to global strategies, growth objectives and the firm’s wider strategic goals.
• Build strong relationships across the wider Business Development and Marketing (BDM) function, including Client and Sector teams, to identify and pursue priority market opportunities.
• Support the execution of Energy & Infrastructure, sector and client growth plans, identifying and facilitating cross‑selling opportunities across global product teams.
• Contribute to compelling go‑to‑market campaigns, win strategies, pitches and panel submissions that effectively engage target and priority clients.
• Use data‑led insights and market intelligence to support horizon scanning, opportunity identification, pipeline management and targeted client development.
• Analyse market information and external trends to help shape BD initiatives and identify emerging opportunities for the Energy & Infrastructure Practice.
• Support the effective use of MarTech, data infrastructure, global processes and shared services to deliver proactive, targeted and high‑quality BD activity.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in business development, ideally supporting Energy & Infrastructure within a legal or professional services environment.
• A strong understanding of the Energy & Infrastructure sectors, including key transaction types, market dynamics and emerging trends.
• Experience supporting the development and implementation of BD strategies, including client targeting, cross‑selling and growth initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret market intelligence and data to identify commercial opportunities and inform BD activity.
• Experience contributing to high‑quality pitches, client proposals and other business development materials, with an understanding of marketing technology and data tools.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders across global teams and functions.

What's on offer

This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available. Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you’ll be making to our success. These include:

• Health & Wellbeing Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
• Finance Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will‑writing services
• Family & Lifestyle Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

• Business Development
• Business Partner Support
• Client Presentation Strategy
• Communication
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
• Domain Expertise
• Insight Generation
• New Business Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Business Planning

We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre‑engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.

This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters.