Business Development Manager (Connectus Utilities)

The Consultus International Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the utility sector is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive growth within the construction and built environment. This role leverages your experience in utility sales and offers a competitive salary with uncapped commission, as well as the opportunity to shape a dynamic team in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Uncapped commission

Supporting culture for ambition and growth

Qualifications

• Experience selling services in the utility space is essential.
• Strong understanding of the construction and built environment.

Responsibilities

• Sell utility coordination services across multiple sectors.
• Build and nurture relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Drive pipeline growth and manage own sales pipeline.

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Sales

Relationship Building

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Business Development Manager – Connectus Utilities
Location: Hybrid (Leicester)
Hours: 37.5 (Monday – Friday)

Do you sell utility connections, disconnections, metering or diversions?
Have experience in B2B partner or channel sales within the utilities space?
Looking to join a fast-growing brand where your impact is immediate and rewarded?

At Connectus Utilities, part of the Consultus family, we deliver multi-utility coordination and project management across electricity, gas, water, telecoms, sewerage and more. We take care of all connections, upgrades, and disconnections -helping our clients simplify complex infrastructure challenges.

We're now looking for a Business Development Manager - someone who knows this space and is ready to make things happen - to join our team. You'll be part of an established, multi-award-winning energy and sustainability consultancy, working with some of the biggest and most iconic brands in the world!

About the role

This role focuses on building strategic relationships and selling our utility coordination and project management services into the construction and built environment sector.

You’ll work closely with partners such as developers, builders, architects, and M&E consultants; supporting them on new build and redevelopment projects by delivering expert solutions for connections, disconnections, and more.

Your ability to understand the needs of these stakeholders, build trust, and translate that into commercial success will be key.

What you’ll be doing

• Selling our coordination services across:

  • New Connections

  • Disconnections

  • Utility Supply Upgrades

  • Metering

  • Asset Planning

  • Diversions

  • HV Substation Management

• Building and nurturing relationships with partners and key stakeholders

• Driving pipeline growth through outreach and network engagement

• Creating tailored proposals and quotations

• Collaborating closely with internal delivery and marketing teams

• Supporting cross-sell opportunities across the broader Consultus group

What we’re looking for

• Sales-hungry, proactive, creative and customer focused sales professionals

• You must have experience selling services in the utility space

• Strong understanding of how the construction and built environment sector works

• Commercially aware and target-driven

• Strong communicator with the ability to influence senior decision-makers

• Comfortable managing your own pipeline and building trust from first contact

What you’ll get

• A competitive salary and uncapped commission

• The backing of a well-established, award-winning consultancy brand

• A culture that supports ambition, growth, and doing the right thing

If you know the utility connections world and want to build something with real momentum - we want to hear from you.

We encourage suitable applications from a diverse array of talent. For more information about our Disability Confident Commitment, please visitwww.consultus.com/careers.Unfortunately, because we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this position, all applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

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