Business Development Lead

Role type : Permanent
Location : City of London, London
Salary : £70000 - £90000 per annum + Car allowance + 22.5% bonus + benefits
Sector : Power
Posted : 05/02/2026
Ref : BBBH28256
Salary: £70000 - £90000 per annum + Car allowance + 22.5% bonus + benefits

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Astute’s People is partnered with a market-leading company, to recruit for a Business Development Lead to drive the company’s share of the water market. This is a hybrid role, and the role will involve travel across the UK. Offices are in London or the Midlands.

The vital Business Development Lead role comes with a basic salary of £70,000 – £90,000 + up to 22.5% bonus + £8,100 car allowance per annum + other benefits.

If you’re an experienced Business Development professional within the Water industry and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Director, you will be responsible for:

Contribute to cross-functional trams to enable the delivery of solutions, projects and targets
Working with several internal stakeholders including technical, operational, PMO, commercial, financial, legal and HR to co-design and propose wining solutions
Actively involved in internal market working groups, sharing market knowledge, opportunities and innovations in order to hep cross-sell and improve customer communications
Use Salesforce effectively as the primary CRM, maximising its capabilities to manage customer interactions and support retention, expansion, and new business acquisition.
Develop and manage a robust new business pipeline to support growth in priority markets.
Increase market share by identifying new business opportunities and delivering customer-focused solutions that create value and positive environmental outcomes.
Collaborate closely with the marketing leadership team to deliver prospecting plans using digital and social media channels.

Full job spec available upon request

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role involving travel

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

The Business Development Lead role would suit someone who has:

Prior experience working across municipal water markets or directly for water companies
Proven track record in developing proposals and winning tenders and bids
Experience working in a large, matrix organisation
Good commercial acumen
Operational and technical knowledge will be advantageous

Salary and benefits of the Business Development Lead role

A starting basic salary of £70,000 – £90,000
£8,100 car allowance per annum
Up to 22.5% bonus
Hybrid working
Other excellent company benefits

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

To apply for this Business Development Lead opportunity, please complete the form below. Alternatively, send a copy of your up-to-date CV to apatel@astutepeople.co.uk or call +44 23 9228 8282 to speak to Arjun Patel who can tell you more. You can also connect with Arjun on LinkedIn to view other jobs they are recruiting. View current job vacancies Astute People is recruiting.

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