Business Development Specialist

Airswift; Fetcham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider, invites applications for a Business Development Specialist to support strategic growth in energy and petrochemical sectors. Based in Reading, UK, the role focuses on business cases, economic modelling and stakeholder coordination across FEED, EPC and construction phases.

The position involves project planning activities, risk management, and involvement in high-impact studies shaping investment decisions and project execution.

Qualifications

• Experience in oil and gas, refinery and petrochemical projects.
• Experience supporting planning and project execution across FEED, EPC, and construction phases.
• Experience developing business cases and evaluating strategic opportunities for investment decisions.
• Experience coordinating with technical, commercial, finance, legal, supply chain, operations, engineering, licensors, consultants, suppliers, partners and offtakers.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, cost, risks, milestones and project governance deliverables.
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering discipline.

Skills

Economic analysis

Economic modelling

Planning & project coordination

Stakeholder coordination

English language proficiency

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Excel

Access

Job description

Job Title: Business Development Specialist

Duration: 12 Months Schedule: 5 days a week in the office Location: Reading, United Kingdom

This opportunity sits within a major energy and chemicals environment supporting strategic growth, project evaluation, and investment decision-making across refining and petrochemical value chains. The role combines business development, economic modelling, commercial analysis, and stakeholder coordination, while also supporting project planning activities through FEED, EPC, and construction phases. This position offers involvement in high-impact work spanning business cases, optimisation studies, scope control, risk management, and project execution.

Required Experience

• Experience in the oil and gas industry, refinery, and petrochemical projects
• Experience supporting planning and project execution activities across FEED, EPC, and construction phases
• Experience developing business cases, evaluating strategic opportunities, and supporting investment decisions
• Experience coordinating with technical, commercial, finance, legal, supply chain, operations, engineering, licensors, consultants, suppliers, partners, and offtakers
• Experience managing scope, schedule, cost, risks, milestones, and project governance deliverables
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering discipline

Required Skills

• Good working knowledge of industry standards and procedures, including international standards
• Strong capability in economic analysis, including IRR, NPV, capital payback, break-even, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis
• Experience managing and providing quality assurance for LP models and economic models
• Ability to prepare, coordinate, and evaluate RFIs, RFPs, NDAs, and commercial proposals
• Strong planning, organisation, and project coordination skills
• Ability to support project execution planning, scope change management, interface management, and project closeout
• Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal
• Good knowledge of database management through Excel and Access
• Strong problem-solving skills, open and effective communication, safety awareness, and intercultural awareness

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry. #LI-RC6