Business Development Manager | Defence / Nuclear Industry | Stone, Staffordshire | Hybrid Working | £Neg (Enquire for details) + Strong Benefits

MERITUS are partnering with a highly regarded engineering and technology business to recruit a Business Development Manager to join their Defence / Nuclear Division. This is a strategic, high-impact role focused on driving growth across complex, highly regulated environments including Defence, Defence Nuclear, Civil Nuclear, and Critical National Infrastructure.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a forward-looking growth strategy, targeting major UK defence programmes, submarine infrastructure, and government-backed modernisation initiatives. This position requires a commercially astute professional with a proven ability to win business, build senior stakeholder relationships, and navigate multi-layered procurement frameworks.

Candidates with direct experience in Nuclear, Defence, or similarly regulated sectors are strongly preferred, as understanding the landscape, stakeholders, and compliance requirements is critical to success.

Main Responsibilities:

Drive sales and business development activity across the Defence Nuclear portfolio, achieving revenue and margin targets Develop and execute a clear growth strategy aligned to defence and nuclear programme pipelines and government investment priorities Build and maintain strong relationships wi...