Green Infrastructure Growth Lead

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Rewards scheme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Business Development Lead to shape the strategic financial model for the city’s parks and green infrastructure. This role focuses on growth, investment, and delivering community value through commercial opportunities and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will work with senior partners to maximise income, influence future plans, and ensure sustainable investment aligned with council objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, finance, income generation or commercial projects.
• Financial planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Developing successful revenue growth strategies.
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership working.
• Leading and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a long-term financial strategy for green infrastructure.
• Drive income generation and commercial growth opportunities.
• Maximise revenue from parks, events, concessions and commercial assets.
• Lead business development activity and market research.
• Build strong partnerships across public, private and community sectors.

Skills

Business development

Finance

Revenue growth

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Business Development Lead to shape the strategic financial model for the city’s parks and green infrastructure. This role focuses on growth, investment, and delivering community value through commercial opportunities and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will work with senior partners to maximise income, influence future plans, and ensure sustainable investment aligned with council objectives.