Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – Gas

Warrington (Hybrid Working)
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits

Red Sky Personnel are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a leading infrastructure contractor delivering major gas and energy infrastructure projects across the UK.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business with a strong reputation within the utilities sector, supporting the continued expansion of its energy infrastructure division. The successful candidate will play a key role in securing new work across established frameworks, repeat business opportunities and strategic client accounts.

As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities across the UK gas and energy infrastructure market. Working closely with senior leadership, bid teams and operational teams, you will build long-term client relationships while managing a strong pipeline of framework and repeat-business opportunities.

The role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects, including biomethane-to-grid connections, private gas networks, utility infrastructure, constructability services and wider energy infrastructure schemes.

• Develop and secure new business opportunities across gas and energy infrastructure frameworks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility companies, network operators, developers and key stakeholders.
• Identify and qualify new opportunities before leading bid and tender activities through to contract award.
• Work closely with estimating, commercial and bid teams to prepare high-quality tender submissions.
• Manage a healthy sales pipeline using CRM systems, providing accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Support strategic framework positioning and pre-qualification activities.
• Monitor industry frameworks, procurement opportunities and market developments to identify future business.
• Develop regional supply chain and client relationships to support successful project delivery.
• Support wider business development initiatives and strategic growth plans.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum of five years' experience in business development, sales or client management within the utilities or energy infrastructure sector.
• Strong knowledge of UK gas infrastructure, utility frameworks and procurement processes.
• Experience securing work through framework agreements and repeat business opportunities.
• An excellent understanding of competitive tendering, PQQs, framework submissions and bid processes.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify, qualify and convert opportunities into secured work.
• Excellent communication, networking and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing CRM systems, sales pipelines and revenue forecasting.
• The ability to work collaboratively across commercial, estimating, operational and bid teams.

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Car allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Long-term career progression with a growing infrastructure contractor
• Opportunity to play a key role in delivering projects that support the UK's energy transition, renewable gas infrastructure and critical utility networks

If you're an experienced Business Development professional with a strong background in gas, utilities or energy infrastructure and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.