Business Development Manager
Position: Business Development Manager
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Salary: £60,000 – £75,000
Bennett & Game are currently representing a long-established specialist façade contractor that has been shaping London's skyline for nearly 50 years. Known for delivering some of the capital's most iconic and technically challenging projects, the business continues to experience strong growth and is now seeking a Business Development Manager to join its expanding team.
Operating from modern offices in Chelmsford and London, the company employs around 60 staff and has a group turnover exceeding £25 million. This role represents an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, forward-thinking team that thrives on creativity, client relationships, and delivering exceptional results.
Business Development Manager Salary & Benefits
Salary: £60,000 – £75,000 (dependant on experience)
Company-wide bonus scheme
Health care cash plan
Pension scheme
Free parking
EV car scheme
Company events
Hybrid working available following onboarding
Business Development Manager Job Overview
Partner with the Divisional Commercial Director to manage all commercial elements of high-value remediation/recladding projects across London.
Administer project contractual requirements, including Applications for Payment, Contractual Notices, Variations and Loss & Expense claims.
Maintain and manage accurate project records.
Produce monthly financial reports: Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR), risk & opportunity registers, ISV forecasting.
Lead the procurement process: prepare procurement plans, engage the project team, conduct tenders, analyze supplier quotations and place project package orders.
Administer supplier contracts, agree payments, variations, claims and manage final accounts.
Ensure final account agreement with clients.
Operate in a high-energy, professional and fast-paced environment, working closely with both office and site teams.
Drive improvements to commercial performance, support business growth and deliver projects "right first time".
Business Development Manager Job Requirements
Minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in a commercial/quantity surveyor role within the Façade sector
Strong communication and team working skills, effective at all levels and comfortable engaging with both site and supply chain teams.
High attention to detail, excellent accuracy and integrity in commercial reporting and negotiation.
Driven, solutions-oriented with a focus on improving GP margins and achieving results.
Sound contractual and commercial expertise, business acumen and negotiation ability.
Proven ability to manage client relationships, cost recovery, dispute avoidance and timely project outcomes.
Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously.
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to London sites as required.Desirable:
Experience in remediation or recladding markets, façade refurbishment.
Degree or HNC/HND in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
Accredited CSCS card, SMSTS.
Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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