Business Development Manager

At M Group Highways, we're supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don't just build roads and bridges- we're building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You'll be joining our
Work Winning
team, as the UK's number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What You'll Be Doing

• Generating new business and relationships through targeted prospecting, industry events, and strategic engagement within the Highways sector
• Setting strategic goals, liaising with operational leaders and stakeholders, identity new business opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with potential clients and across the industry through engagement meetings and presentations
• Understand client needs and align solutions to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Stay updated on industry market trends, competitor activity, and emerging technologies
• Support to maintain accurate pipeline and sector business plans with a 5-year horizon across the Highway Maintenance, Civils Projects and Streetlighting sectors
• Collaborate with Communication and Marketing team to enhance the M Group brand and organise attendance at conference, events and industry trade publications
• Lead pursuit activities for major competitive tenders and contract extensions
• Work with the bid team with the initial stages of the bid process to set bid strategy and direction
• Implement the requirements on business management system

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in business development within highways sector
• Strong understanding of highways maintenance, civils projects and streetlighting
• Excellent relationship building experience with clients, stakeholders, and partners with strong negotiating and report building skills
• Familiarity with public sector procurement and frameworks
• Proven track record in sales achievement and pipeline development
• Proven experience and relationships of National Highways procurement (desirable)
• Proven experience and relationships of Environment Agency procurement (desirable)
• A full Driving Licence

What's in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private healthcare
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:
Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.