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Senior Business Development Manager - Maritime Engineering Services

Job in Bristol, Bristol County, BS1, England, UK
Listing for: QinetiQ Limited
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-22
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Business Development
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title:

Senior Business Development Manager - Maritime Engineering Services

Location:

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent – Full Time

Package:
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Business Development Manager – Maritime Engineering Services at our Bristol site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Business Development Manager – Maritime Engineering Services, you will be in a role that is vital to sustain and grown business across EDP in collaboration with the Aurora Engineering Partners. The post builds a critical tactical and strategic gap across our customer and supplier relationships, pipeline building and delivery solution - this applies to both DE&S Maritime and the Submarine Delivery Agency.

The post is also key to driving the Qineti

Q role as prime for EDP.

Day-to-day, you’ll closely collaborate with the Head of Business Development at an enterprise level with senior representatives of customers and partners building a critical and strategical gap across our customer and supplier relationships, pipeline building, and delivery solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Growing an in-year and longer-term order book, upselling current contracts/offers, capability growth and opening new markets
  • Leading the generation of business translating opportunities into profitable and VFM solutions
  • Collaborating closely with customers increasing intimacy to allow better influencing of longer-term requirements and delivery of innovation with regular engagement
  • Ensuring bids are released timely with the appropriate assurance of bid proposals across (technical, financial, business & commercial)
  • Optimising self-delivery in line with M&L strategic direction and margin growth aspirations through improved pipeline forecasting and strategy development with the Integrated Delivery Team Leaders
  • Accurately forecasting orders and the associated revenue whilst working internally with others in the rest of Qineti

    Q to define the strategy and build larger opportunities
Essential experience
  • Extensive experience in a sales/business development role at a management level in a commercial environment
  • The ability to be able to think broadly and creatively about the industry and customer landscape, considering wider factors and identifying longer-term opportunities
  • Previous experience building and maintaining trusting relationships with a wide network of relevant people in the industry in an enterprise environment
  • Proven experience delivering a customer focused approach focusing on what will deliver value to the customer
  • Extensive experience leading a team of professionals and being a leading advocate and practitioner of winning business
  • Strong coaching, facilitation, and consultancy skills with a proven track record of being able to influence at all levels
Essential qualifications

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Bristol site. Hybrid Working patterns available.

Qineti

Q operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable Qineti

Q to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join Qineti

Q?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a Qineti

Q employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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