Business Development Manager

Salary: £13.84 per hour

Waldeck Consulting currently have an exciting new role for a Sales and Business Development Manager to support and take an active role in the anticipated growth within our UK consultancy business. You will have the opportunity to liaise with current and future clients and partners on a daily basis.

Waldeck Consulting are an award-winning consultancy with over 25 years’ experience in construction and asset management. We work collaboratively with clients to deliver sustainable and innovative solutions across the built environment.

We support our clients across seven key sectors: Buildings and Development; Defence, Security and Aerospace; Energy; Logistics and Transportation; Nuclear; Manufacturing and Technology; Rail; Waste and Utilities.

Our team offers multi-disciplinary solutions within six key disciplines: Architecture; BIM Consultancy; Civil and Structural Engineering; Commercial and Risk Management; Digital Capture; Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services Design.

We have a large and dedicated Engineering back-office team to support Sales and Business Development initiatives and we are looking for someone enthusiastic to engage in Business Development within our core sectors.

The successful candidate will be aligned with our values by demonstrating that safety and performance is priority, can work well in a team and be enthusiastic and energetic about the work they do. Candidates should be task focused, take responsibility for their work and who like to be “out in the field”; identify targets and to transfer any challenge into an opportunity. This role will be based in our Wellingore premises in Lincolnshire but there may be a requirement to travel.

Responsibilities:

• To win new business with businesses across the UK
• To visit customers across the UK
• To work as part of a team within the offices however there will be option to work from home so long as you are located within the area and are commutable to the office
• You will have an internal sales support system who will assist in the administration of work load so you can focus your time on making money as well as fantastic business relationships
• Upselling where possible
• Renegotiating contracts
• Keeping in touch with customers on a regular basis
• Sales forecasting & keeping to targets outlined

Experience:

• BSc/BEng preferred with appropriate experience. Equivalent experience in a relevant sector is acceptable with a CV that shows appropriate career progression specific to the role.
• Previous experience in multi-disciplined consultancy environment with a proven track record in technical/engineering business development and sales activity
• Must have a technical background / working for an engineering / industrial firm in a sales / business development driven role
• Field sales / face to face interaction with customers & closing deals
• Technical experience (engineering/consultancy ideally)
• Working in a service lead environment
• Team working attitude
• Drive to succeed and deliver a good service