Manager Sales Nuclear

KBR; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global services provider is seeking a business development expert to drive growth in civil nuclear markets in the UK and internationally. The role involves developing sales strategies, identifying opportunities, and leading early-phase nuclear projects. Ideal candidates will have a strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills, and proven experience in sales or business development within regulated sectors. This position focuses on collaborative teamwork and relationship-building with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales or business development within civil nuclear or regulated sectors.
• Strong understanding of early-phase project development.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales strategies for civil nuclear markets.
• Identify and qualify civil nuclear opportunities.
• Lead engagement for early-phase nuclear projects.

Skills

Sales leadership

Business development

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Engineering or technical degree

Commercial or business background

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales and business development strategies for civil nuclear markets, aligned with KBR's global growth and nuclear strategy.
• Identify, originate, qualify, and mature civil nuclear opportunities, encompassing new build, existing fleet support, decommissioning, waste management, fuel cycle, and nuclear infrastructure programs.
• Lead front-end engagement for early-phase nuclear projects, including feasibility studies, concept development, pre-FEED/FEED, owner's engineering, and advisory services.
• Build and sustain strong, senior-level relationships with nuclear operators, government bodies, regulators, developers, supply chain partners, EPCs, and strategic alliance partners.
• Act as a commercial ambassador for KBR's civil nuclear capabilities, enhancing client engagement, market visibility, and thought leadership within the sector.
• Collaborate closely with KBR's global nuclear technology, engineering, licensing, delivery, and account teams to shape differentiated, value-driven solutions.
• Lead opportunity qualification, capture planning, bid shaping, and sales strategy development for priority pursuits.
• Support commercial alignment and contract negotiations, working in coordination with legal, commercial, and risk teams.
• Provide market intelligence on nuclear investment programmes, policy and regulatory developments, supply chain trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Mentor and support junior business development resources and contribute to continuous improvement of sales processes within the nuclear business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, business development, or commercial leadership within the civil nuclear, energy, infrastructure, or highly regulated industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of early-phase project development and the conversion of front-end studies into downstream engineering, procurement, construction, and programme delivery.
• Demonstrated experience working with public and private sector clients, complex stakeholders, and long-cycle capital projects.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate client challenges into compelling, value-based solutions.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills at executive and programme levels.
• Experience operating effectively within a global, matrix organisation with diverse technical and cultural interfaces.
• A relevant number of years' experience, with flexibility for exceptionally strong candidates.
• Background may include sales leadership, business development, project development, commercial management, or senior technical-commercial roles within nuclear or adjacent sectors.
• An engineering or technical degree is advantageous but not mandatory; commercial, business, or blended technical-commercial backgrounds are equally acceptable.
• Experience with nuclear technology-led solutions, programmatic delivery, or advisory services is highly desirable.

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs a large global workforce with customers in many countries and operations worldwide. At KBR, we deliver. This role focuses on driving growth across the UK and international civil nuclear markets, with emphasis on early-phase project opportunities including feasibility studies, concept development, pre-FEED, FEED, and owner's engineering services, as well as technology- and advisory-led engagements.