Strategic Construction Biz Dev Lead London

Galliford Try; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work scheme

Private medical scheme options

Comprehensive pension plan

Be Well programme

Job summary

Galliford Try, a leading UK contractor, is seeking a Business Development Manager in London to promote capabilities, develop opportunities with public and private clients, and drive growth across the South East. You will lead on pre-tender activities, manage frameworks, and expand the client base with strategic partnerships.

The role emphasizes a relentless networker who can articulate client needs and translate them into winning proposals, with a focus on growth in the London & South East

Qualifications

• Consummate, relentless and effective networker.
• Commercially and operationally astute with a flair for knowing when and how to work to a solution.
• Highly customer focused, but never to the detriment of the business.
• Highly skilled in account management / customer relationship management.
• An effective communicator and sharer of customer and enquiry information to ensure optimum team work and tailored, professional responses.

Responsibilities

• Promote the Company’s capabilities to public and private clients and their advisors, developing opportunities for work in the London & South East region and liaising with counterparts regarding opportunities throughout the UK.
• Manage the Company’s performance on selected frameworks, providing a first point of contact, managing pipeline intelligence, responding to opportunities and ensuring our teams comply with framework requirements and governance at tender, pre-construction and construction stages.
• Take a key leadership role and work with the proposals and estimating function, adding information and business knowledge at the pre-tender stage
• Lead in developing opportunities, in terms of strategies, targeting opportunities and client dialogue. Ensuring that the clients’ requirements are understood and addressed in coherent and professional terms.
• Work within the business unit’s project selection strategy, considering risk profile, opportunity fit etc.
• Develop further opportunities for negotiated work and explore partnership arrangements within a developing client base.
• Be aware of new markets and market trends, ensuring GT is ahead of the competition.
• Develop relationships with existing customers and expand our client base with other like-minded companies.

Skills

Networker

Account management

Customer-focused

Effective communicator

Job description

Galliford Try, a leading UK contractor, is seeking a Business Development Manager in London to promote capabilities, develop opportunities with public and private clients, and drive growth across the South East. You will lead on pre-tender activities, manage frameworks, and expand the client base with strategic partnerships.

The role emphasizes a relentless networker who can articulate client needs and translate them into winning proposals, with a focus on growth in the London & South East