Business Development Director

Bluebook Partners; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist construction firm is seeking a Business Development Lead/Director to accelerate growth in their concrete cutting, repairs, and controlled demolition operations. The role offers full flexibility across the UK, allowing remote work with required travel for client engagement. Successful candidates will have a proven business development background in civil engineering, focusing on client acquisition and revenue growth. The position comes with a negotiable salary package, performance-related bonuses, and opportunities for long-term career progression.

Benefits

Fully negotiable salary

Performance-related bonus

Car allowance or company vehicle

Long-term progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in winning business and driving revenue growth in civil engineering.
• Experience in disciplines like demolition, groundworks, or similar specialties.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of revenue growth for concrete cutting and related services.
• Win new work through targeted client acquisition and negotiation.
• Expand existing accounts and convert clients into long-term revenue.

Skills

Results-driven

Business development

Client relationship management

Commercial strategy influence

Job description

Confidential & Exclusive Appointment | Business Development Lead/Director Specialist Civil Engineering

I'm supporting a high-performing specialist civil engineering contracting group on a confidential and exclusive appointment for a Business Development Lead to drive growth across their concrete cutting, concrete repairs, and controlled demolition division. This is a commercially critical hire. The business has strong delivery capability in place and is now looking for a senior BD professional who can accelerate revenue growth, open new client relationships, and materially increase market share across infrastructure, construction, and utilities for both tier one contractors and clients direct.

The role offers full UK-wide flexibility. Candidates may be based anywhere in the UK, with remote working as standard and travel required for key client engagement and divisional meetings.

Brief mandate

• Take full ownership of revenue growth for concrete cutting, repairs, and controlled demolition
• Win new work through frameworks, negotiated opportunities, and targeted client acquisition
• Expand existing accounts and convert repeat clients into long-term revenue streams
• Work closely with operations and estimating to shape competitive, margin-focused solutions
• Operate as a senior commercial figure with direct influence on business strategy
• Lead by example – you will need to be extremely visible among your target clients and instill those values with your team

Profile

• This opportunity will suit a results-driven business development professional from any specialist civil engineering niche — including demolition, enabling works, remediation, piling, groundworks, or similar — with a proven, quantifiable track record of work winning and growth.

Package

• Fully negotiable salary and overall package, aligned to experience and measurable performance
• Performance-related bonus with genuine upside
• Car allowance or company vehicle
• Long-term progression within a growing specialist contracting group

If you're open to a high-impact role where results directly influence reward and progression, I'd welcome a confidential discussion