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- Water Sector Location: Hybrid (Cannock / London) | UK-wide Salary: Competitive Car Allowance Bonus Pension A leading environmental services provider is recruiting a Business Development Lead to drive growth across the UK Municipal Water market.

This role focusses on winning new contracts, developing strategic solutions, and building senior customer relationships that support long-term ecological transformation.

What you'll do: Build and manage a strong new business pipeline across the water sector.

Lead tenders, bids and proposal development to secure profitable contracts.

Develop value-led solutions in collaboration with Technical, Operational, Commercial and Finance teams.

Grow key accounts and identify cross-selling opportunities.

Maintain accurate pipeline activity using Salesforce CRM.

Provide market insights and customer intelligence to senior leadership.

Manage contract discussions and processes of contracts spanning multiple years and of £50 million plus in value Working on winning utilities and MOD Contracts Support marketing with targeted prospecting and digital engagement.

Ensure solutions align with sustainability and governance standards.

What you'll bring: Proven experience developing and converting a business development pipeline.

Strong track record in the water or wastewater industry Experience managing contract processes Experience with contracts worth £50m plus.

Previous experience bidding on and winning utilities and MOD Contracts Experience winning tenders and bids in a complex, matrix environment.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Commercial acumen with financial modelling understanding.

Technical or operational knowledge of water and energy services. xbpsjku

Benefits include: Car allowance significant bonus Generous pension scheme Retail discounts Wellbeing support and 24/7 virtual GP Ongoing training and development Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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Location:
Cannock
Salary:
£100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Sales

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