London-Based Business Development Associate, Public Infrastructure

Bechtel Corporation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel UK & Ireland is seeking a Business Development Associate to support growth in Public Infrastructure. This early career role develops capabilities in strategic, commercial, and financial drivers behind work winning, collaborating with the M&B D Manager and senior BD colleagues.

You will help maintain the regional opportunity pipeline, contribute to reporting, and assist in client-facing propositions, pursuit materials, and engagement plans.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication, including reports, briefings and clear messages.
• Research, analytical and problem-solving skills, with good attention to detail.
• Good organisation and ability to coordinate multiple priorities.
• Strong people skills and ability to collaborate across functions.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interest in strategy, commercials and major infrastructure business development.
• Based in, or able to work from, London and eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Research and assess target markets, customers, competitors, partners and opportunities in the UK Public Infrastructure market.
• Prepare concise market, customer and opportunity profiles, turning analysis into practical engagement and pursuit actions.
• Maintain the regional opportunity pipeline, prospect records and business development reports so information is current, accurate and useful for management review.
• Support stakeholder management plans, engagement actions and preparation for meetings with new prospects and customers.
• Assist with proposals, pitches, client briefings and pursuit materials, coordinating inputs across functions and refining content for review or client use.
• Coordinate New Work Booked inputs, screening material, activity updates and quarterly reporting to FP&A and senior management where required.
• Manage budgets assigned to prospect engagements, accurately and promptly reporting spending to help ensure budgets and allocations are not overspent.
• Support members of the M&BD team as required to deliver regional growth targets and maintain disciplined ways of working across multiple concurrent priorities.

Skills

Market research

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organisation

Collaboration

UK work eligibility

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bechtel UK & Ireland is seeking a Business Development Associate to support growth in Public Infrastructure. This early career role develops capabilities in strategic, commercial, and financial drivers behind work winning, collaborating with the M&B D Manager and senior BD colleagues.

You will help maintain the regional opportunity pipeline, contribute to reporting, and assist in client-facing propositions, pursuit materials, and engagement plans.