Solutions Director - Private Sector

NG Bailey; City Of London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent engineering and services firm is seeking a Solutions Director for the private sector within Facilities Services. This senior role focuses on driving business development, shaping client solutions, and maintaining key stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate has a strong background in client management, strategic thinking, and a proven ability to deliver results in a competitive market. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits while allowing for remote work across the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Free Employee Assistance Program

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Facilities Services or broader built environment sector.
• Experience in building complex client solutions and managing sales processes.
• Deep understanding of private sector customer drivers and buying behaviors.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience influencing C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage private sector clients through market analysis.
• Develop tailored Facilities Services solutions and own contract processes.
• Establish and nurture client relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Lead solution development across operational and commercial teams.

Skills

Business development

Client relationship management

Strategic mindset

Commercial acumen

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Solutions Director - Private Sector (Facilities Services)

Location: Remote in the UK

Package: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Private Healthcare + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Solutions Director to shape and drive our approach to the private sector market within Facilities Services. This is a senior-level business development role focused not just on identifying and winning new business opportunities, but on designing compelling solutions and maintaining ownership through to successful mobilisation.

You will play a critical role in understanding client challenges, engaging selectively with high-value opportunities, and building lasting relationships with senior stakeholders. Working closely with internal delivery, operations, and commercial teams, you'll ensure that what we promise, we deliver - with excellence.

You'll be joining NG Bailey, one of the UK's largest independent engineering and services businesses. With over 100 years of innovation and delivery, we continue to grow with purpose - combining our heritage with forward-thinking, and engineering excellence with trusted client partnerships. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how we grow our Facilities Services business in a targeted, insight-driven way, aligning market opportunities with our full capability.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Strategically identify and engage with target private sector clients through insight-led market scanning, networking, and competitor analysis.
• Develop tailored, commercially viable Facilities Services solutions, taking full ownership from early engagement through to contract signature and mobilisation.
• Build and maintain a selective, high-quality pipeline aligned to business growth strategy and market potential.
• Establish and nurture senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and solution partner to key decision-makers.
• Lead solution development processes, working across operational, technical, commercial, and legal teams to ensure alignment and viability.
• Maintain accurate and timely CRM data to inform forecasting, reporting, and market insight.
• Position NG Bailey as a differentiated, high-value partner in the Facilities Services market.

What we're looking for:

• A seasoned solutions or business development leader with a proven track record in the Facilities Services or broader built environment sector.
• Demonstrable experience in building complex client solutions and managing end-to-end sales processes.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to construct winning, profitable service propositions.
• Deep understanding of private sector customer drivers, expectations, and buying behaviours.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to selectively pursue and shape high-value opportunities.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with experience influencing at C-suite level.

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to choose from inc: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps:

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.