Business Manager - Maritime Industry

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Business Manager for the Maritime Industry. Responsible for developing client relationships and managing business development activities, the ideal candidate will have significant commercial experience and market knowledge. This hybrid role offers a salary of £75,000 - £90,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working, 25 days holiday, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

Happy To Talk Flexible Working

25 days' holiday entitlement

Holiday purchase scheme

Company pension scheme

Targeted professional development

Life assurance

Private healthcare membership

Bonus scheme linked into company performance

Paid membership fees to a professional institution

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle leasing scheme

Share purchase scheme

Season rail ticket loan

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience with large scale contracts.
• Ability to manage relationships across client and supply chain.
• Effective across business in support of whole company strategy.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategy of the business.
• Oversee business development planning and activities.
• Develop relationships with clients in the sector.

Skills

Market knowledge

Business acumen

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

Title: Business Manager - Maritime Industry

Location: Hybrid working pattern. Role can be undertaken across all UK office locations

Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 dependant on experience

Closing Date: 30th September 2025, however, we encourage early applications.

Are you a strategic thinker interested in building meaningful relationships and delivering high-quality solutions?

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is one of the established Defence, Engineering, and Technology Consultancies in the UK, and we are pleased to be recruiting a Business Manager covering our business activities in the Maritime Industry.

The Business Manager for Maritime – Industry will have responsibility for growing a portfolio of profitable work with assigned Defence maritime industry organisations. You will work to the Market Group Manager to develop strategies to grow the sector across our consultancy and Ventures lines of business utilising the breadth of our Capability team across all phases of the CADMID cycle. You will also work with our capability, Delivery and Strategy functions to support identification of capability and capacity growth areas and the development of potential new services for existing clients.

The Business Manager is responsible for relationship management with our clients. You will act as a sales and business development lead, managing bids and ensuring we maintain relationships that allow us to deliver effectively for our clients whilst we continue to grow our business.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategy of the business.
• Work with existing technical delivery teams in the development of our services towards the needs of your clients.
• Oversee business development planning and associated activities.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with a network of clients associated with your sector.
• Identify, characterise and capture opportunities to deliver the business.
• Work with resource managers to identify, secure and maintain the skills and experience required of your clients.

Requirements

• Market knowledge of the sector, holding key relationships across the client base, supply chain and knowledge of our competitors.
• Significant commercial experience and business acumen having secured and led large scale commercial contracts for numerous clients within the sector client base and created supply chains with a diverse set of subcontractors.
• A highly effective communicator able to operate right across the business in support of whole company strategy.

Along with a generous compensation package, we provide these additional benefits:

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• 25 days\' holiday entitlement
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Share purchase scheme
• Season rail ticket loan

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.