Business Director

For 30 years Linaker has specialised in the creation and maintenance of tailor-made business environments. Having shaped workspaces for a wide range of businesses across the country, Linaker’s heritage lies in our ability to design and regulate unique spaces that truly work.

Linaker was founded upon three core values: trust, reliability and care. We are not just a service provider, rather an essential part of our clients’ architecture and, ultimately, an extension of your business, a part of one team.

The last couple of years has seen Linaker grow exponentially and 2023 is no exception. Our client base continues to grow month on month and as a result we are now looking for an experienced Business Director to join us on our upward journey. This is a rare opportunity to become a key part of how we service our clients and help to shape our approach to account development moving forward.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide leadership and management so that contractual commitments to clients are met and exceeded
• Ensure that opportunities for strategic development of contracts are exploited, thus increasing turnover and profitability
• Ensure optimum staffing structures operate across contracts, and that contracts are staffed by fully competent teams
• Work with the other Business Directors to ensure the collaborative development of the business
• The management of £10m+ portfolio of contracts
• Promoting and maintaining the core values of the business
• Support the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings
• Provide a learning environment and appropriate training and development planning

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Hold and Engineering qualification, preferrable HND or above
• Must be able to demonstrate a career showing continuous personal development
• Managerial experience at Account Manager or above within technical or hard services is essential
• Delivery of wider Total Facilities Management services
• The development and review of teams, appraisal and the application of effective people management practice
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Visionary approach to work with the ability to clearly communicate ideas to colleagues & clients
• Energetic, self starter with exceptional motivational skills

This is a remote position, although would suit someone based in the north of England (not essential) due to the location of some of our key accounts linked to this position. Salary band 8 plus bonus, 28 days holiday with company car and family cover & death in service cover.