business development manager

Are you a highly motivated, go-getter with excellent attention to detail?

Do you have a deep passion for delivering value and benefit through archaeology?

Are you highly organised and efficient with a high work-rate?

As a Business Development Manager you will need to effectively operate from the right and left side of your brain at the same time. You need to be analytical and creative. This opportunity isn't for 99% of people, but if you're the 1%, you'll know it.

You will have responsibility for generating leads and work pipeline and helping win and contribute to the marketing/networking/sales part of our business.

The post can be home-based or based out of one of our offices (preferably our Head Office at Bakewell) where you will be accountable to the Contracts Manager.

The Business Development Manager is a key member of our Management Team and has responsibility for driving the Company's growth, leads and work pipeline working closely with the Contracts Manager and heads of our three divisions, COO and MD.

We are a high performing company with a professional yet friendly culture with many outstanding performers. We maintain a high commitment to staff development and training and look forward to supporting career development and developing people to be the best they can be.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generating and following up leads
• Preparing costings, quotations, and tenders
• Assessing risk
• Managing contracts, and driving growth, marketing, and new business
• Contributing to invoice preparation
• Relationship building, networking, client liaison, care, sales, contract liaison and building our client base

Keywords: Business Development Manager | Business Development | Quoting | Tendering | Contract Management | Archaeology | Archaeologist | Graduate Archaeology | Leader | Construction

Essential Skills

Applications are invited for a professional, highly motivated, and capable Business Development executive with a strong track record and developed skills sets. You will have experience of successful quoting and tendering for archaeological or similar projects/work in the construction sector such as QS work, sales, contract management or strategic business development, with a wide range of business contacts throughout the sector.

You will have strong networking and marketing skills. You will have excellent numeracy skills, a meticulous approach to numbers and reporting, together with high quality written English and oral communication skills.

We are looking for a forensic attitude to risk and the ability to manage this within discussions and contracts. You must also have strong IT skills. Some knowledge of British archaeology as practised through the planning system is highly desirable, although exceptional quick-learning candidates without any specific archaeological background will be considered.

You must be able to work as an effective team member who can be relied on to deliver to tight deadlines.

• 2.1 Degree
• Driving Licence

Desirable Skills

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About Company

Archaeological Research Services Ltd is an experienced commercial practise providing a full range of archaeological and heritage services. By offering a complete service we keep costs down and gain efficiencies for our clients through the life cycle of a project so you can be sure of maximising the value of your investment.

We operate throughout the UK from our network of offices and we welcome opportunities to work abroad. Whether you are building infrastructure or houses, establishing a quarry, converting mills, or regenerating urban places, we offer a one-stop-shop for dealing with all archaeological and heritage matters.

From preliminary advice and assessments to high-level consultancy, fieldwork, post-excavation analysis and dissemination, our approach is committed to providing successful outcomes by way of tailor-made solutions geared to the strategic needs of our clients.

We are an efficient organisation committed to investment in our staff, equipment, and technology. This means you can be sure of being assisted by skilled, hard-working, and motivated staff who take pride in their work, create value and deliver jobs on time.