Head of Business Development

Krinkels UK; Weston-on-the-Green; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A landscaping and maintenance firm is seeking a Head of Business Development in Weston-on-the-Green to lead their Business Development team. This role involves managing tender submissions, driving bid strategy, and ensuring quality in all submissions. The ideal candidate will have strong strategic and stakeholder management skills. Hybrid working is offered, with 2-3 days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development and managing tender submissions.
• Strong strategic thinking and communication skills.
• Able to build relationships with stakeholders and manage internal teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Business Development team and manage bidding processes.
• Create and drive impactful bid content to communicate value propositions.
• Identify risks and ensure compliance during submission processes.

Skills

Bid Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Content Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Job description

Overview

Krinkels UK work with local authorities, housing associations and the NHS across the country to deliver the highest quality, customer focused services, supporting local communities while continuing to sustain and improve high standards of maintenance. We are an employee centric Company, focused on helping our clients create and maintain public green spaces and a cleaner environment that offers a more sustainable place for people to live.

The Role

We are looking for a Head of Business Development to lead our established Business Development team and play a key role in securing high value projects and frameworks. As our head of Business Development you will be part of our senior management team and be responsible for managing and creating successful tender submissions to enable us to grow sustainably.

What You’ll Do

• Bid Leadership – Act as a strategic partner to the organisation in shaping deal strategies, win themes, and value propositions from early qualification through submission and negotiation, driving all required actions through to completion by ensuring bid lifecycle, helping to build confidence and trust in our solutions and delivery capability.
• Content Leadership – Drive creation of impactful, precise bid content that communicates our values and cultural direction.
• Stakeholder Management – Serve as the central point of coordination across Business Development, senior leadership and client stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Risk Management – Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to timelines, compliance, solution scope, and commercial terms.
• Continuous Improvement – Lead win/loss reviews, capture lessons learned, and contribute to developing our bid library and knowledge.
• Quality Ownership – Ensure all submissions are accurate, consistent, and reflect our brand, delivering documents and presentations that resonate with clients to secure business growth.

Hybrid working (approx. 2–3 days on-site per week)