Business Development Manager - Projects

Nationwide Platforms Ltd.; Grays; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE 30%

Company car or car allowance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

BUPA Health insurance

Job summary

Nationwide Platforms seeks a Business Development Manager – Projects to lead growth for major construction and infrastructure programs in East London, Kent and East Anglia. You will manage a portfolio of major projects, drive revenue growth and collaborate with main contractors and their supply chains.

The role requires strategic selling, strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, with targets aligned to measurable KPIs.

Qualifications

• Proven track record at strategic account level with growth/retention.
• Consultative and strategic selling to win profitable business.
• Strong financial/commercial understanding for proposals/strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage, retain and grow a portfolio of Major Projects for long-term revenue growth.
• Deliver revenue and share of wallet targets for each project.
• Create and maintain a pipeline of opportunities; forecast future revenue.
• Maintain Salesforce and project mobilisation plans for targets.
• Develop project mobilisation plans with client teams and actions.
• Monitor payments and manage debt proactively with stakeholders.
• Establish strategic partnerships with Safety & Sustainability driven clients.

Skills

Strategic account management

Consultative selling

Finance & commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Communication & presentation

CRM systems (Salesforce)

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Nationwide Platforms are looking to seek a Business Development Manager – Construction & Infrastructure Projects for the East London, Kent & East Anglia area. As Business Development Manager you will be responsible for the management, development, and growth of an agreed portfolio of Major Construction & Infrastructure Projects.

The role requires a strategic, commercial and a forward-thinking approach to Project Management that will deliver profitable revenue growth, both with the Main Contractor and their supply chain.

Based within the East London region in return you will receive: Competitive Salary with OTE of 30%, Company Car or Car Allowance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Life Assurance, Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme, BUPA Health insurance.

Responsibilities include

• To manage, retain and grow a portfolio of Major Projects that provides NWP long term, profitable market share growth and additional strategic opportunities.
• To deliver revenue and share of wallet targets set against each project.
• Identify and research significant "Major Projects" through Market Intelligence (including ABI, customer pipelines, internal knowledge sharing). Create a pipeline of opportunities and agree delivery strategy with NWP stakeholders.
• Create and maintain a full pipeline of specific hire and training opportunities per project and oversee the conversion of these with the relevant NWP account manager. Use information to accurately forecast future revenue streams and operational support.
• To achieve the agreed Major Project Manager Key Performance Indicators including Revenue, Activity and Machines on Hire.
• Develop, in collaboration with the associated Customer and their Project Team(s), a detailed Project Mobilisation Plan that sets specific actions to address the business objectives of both NWP and their client.and, through effective use of management techniques including diarised customer meetings to review - progress on jointly agreed actions, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), customer satisfaction and revenue trends.
• Gather and present service delivery and operational KPIs to customers and ensure corrective action plans are in place to continuously improve performance.
• Implement effective account management techniques to include aligning key stakeholders from NWP with those of the Customer and Project Team. Individual roles and responsibilities to be defined and progress/adherence monitored.
• Awareness of associated customer’s debt levels and provide proactive support in achieving on time payments.
• Maintain a pipeline of all opportunities and share this with the NWP Regional Stakeholders.
• Maintain and update SalesForce, (in-line with Company Compliance) and individual Project Mobilisation Plans for each target project.
• Work with regional NWP’s teams to agree and deliver an effective sales approach and service support. These aspects must be measurable.
• Understand the impact of each commercial agreement in place or being bid, considering all aspects of NWP’s business.
• To create value adding "Managed Service" partnerships that provide market leading solutions to Strategic Clients across all aspects of the Major Projects. The agreements should always incorporate continuous improvement and be flexible to meet the ever-changing customer needs. The value added through this service must achieve improvements in hire rates, NWPs share of wallet and ultimately the mandatory use of NWP.
• Create strategic partnerships with likeminded "Safety & Sustainability" driven clients that offer companywide long-term opportunities.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the associated sector to the Major Project (as an example Warehouse and Distribution and Nuclear New Build) and individual customer(s). Fully understand current and future sector requirements and use this knowledge to steer NWP to develop relevant added value products and services (including Sustainability, Safety, Environment).
• Provide NWP detail of future product and service requirements based on customers corporate objectives, legislation and build type. This will used to support NWPs areas of future investment.
• To ensure each project has the appropriate contact plan with key stakeholders and influencers, prerecorded in SalesForce. Ensure that all existing customers are regularly visited to cement good relationships, prevent competitor gains and seek repeat business.
• Resolution of customer issues with relevant NWP stakeholders. Utilise Net Promotor Score (NPS) data and customer feedback to drive improvement in customer satisfaction levels.
• Ensure that you meet on a regular basis with your NWP operations counterparts in your area, and that there is a focus on cohesive and collaborative working practices.
• Monitor and proactively contact (where agreed with the account manager) any open quotes and be able to report to the Field Sales Manager all lost business with reasons.
• Understand outside influences (political, financial) and their potential impact, recognising areas of growth and opportunity but also those of decline and risk.

The ideal candidate will have/be

• Strong experience in working at a "Strategic Account" level, with a successful track record of growth and retention.
• Consultative and strategic selling experience with a proven record of exceeding sales targets.
• Financially and commercially astute with a proven ability to develop effective proposals and strategies that win profitable business.
• Strong negotiation and communication and presentation skills.
• Results driven, responsive, passionate, and persistent.
• Confident, ambitious and willing to take initiative.
• IT literacy including: Microsoft Office suite and knowledge of CRM systems, (preferably Salesforce.com).
• Holds gravitas and builds strong, long term relationships with key decision makers that achieve jointly agreed objectives through shared actions.

Part of the Loxam Group, Nationwide Platforms are the UK's leading specialist provider of Powered Access rental equipment, with the largest and broadest fleet, local depots spread across the country and our wealth of experience partnering with companies in a variety of sectors including Construction, Warehouse & Distribution, Aviation, Facilities Management, Industrial Services, Telecoms and Media, our customers can depend on us to provide the right solution to support their every working at height need.

At Nationwide Platforms, your safety is absolutely our priority. Our award winning BlueSky Solutions and Training division offer our customers access to the latest and safest ways to work and through long standing partnerships with our manufacturers, we will always provide equipment that will lead the way to a safer industry. Some of our innovations include the award-winning secondary guarding systems and Harness ON™, a range of pioneering Material Handling Attachments (MHAs), and the SkySentry™ control and monitoring system.

At Nationwide Platforms, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We recognise that a variety of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is crucial to our success in the Powered Access industry. Our commitment is to ensure that every employee feels respected, valued, and supported in their work environment

Business Development Manager - Projects

Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

RM20 3ED

Competitive Salary Plus OTE of 30% and great benefits

Permanent - Full-time

Closing date: 07/10/2026