Business Development Manager; Energy

Location Hybrid
· Didcot, UK Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire (onsite 3 days per week)

Team Commercial & Partnerships

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 26th Jul 2026 BST

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

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Business Development Manager (Energy)

Reports to:

Senior Business Development Manager

Please note, we may look to interview before the advert close date due to the critical nature of the role. The advert will close if a suitable candidate is found before the deadline.

The Challenge: The Catapult is organised into three Mission areas:
Beyond Earth, Autonomous and Connected Earth, and Resilient Earth. Each Mission is tasked with developing a strategic portfolio of interventions which represent the highest opportunity for growth in the space sector. These interventions have been designed to lower the barriers to growth for UK businesses. The Catapult uses its products and services to deliver these interventions and to achieve market impact.

The Catapult’s business development team are responsible for engaging with customers, businesses, government organisations and the wider space sector to support the delivery of Mission objectives. Through our Mission strategy development, the Catapult has identified the following key market areas to support UK business growth:
Utilities and Infrastructure, Transport, Telecommunications and Digital Technologies, Defence and Security, Healthcare and Financial Services. In addition, there are opportunities for the Catapult across a variety of funding agencies. These markets are the focus of our business development team.

As Business Development Manager (BDM):
Energy you will work within the Utilities and Infrastructure team and play an important role of delivering against the sales plan for your market area, to hit your annual revenue target. You will work with customers in the Energy sector area to understand their requirements and use the Catapult’s products and services to fulfil their needs. You will represent the Catapult externally at events and trade shows promoting opportunities to work with the Catapult.

We are looking for a collaborative, commercially minded professional ready to accelerate their career within the space economy.

Key Responsibilities:

Build strong relationships with stakeholders in the Energy sector, capturing capabilities and requirements and reporting these through Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

Drive sales opportunities identified through the sales plan for the Energy sector.

Represent the Catapult at industry events and trade shows to promote the organisation’s core capabilities.

Help refine the Catapult’s value propositions by gathering feedback from customers on what is and isn‘t working in the current market.

Work collaboratively with technical and business growth teams to build opportunities in response to customer requirements.

Manage internal qualification of your opportunities to ensure alignment to Mission objectives.

Facilitate the smooth transition of opportunities from the initial bid stage through to delivery.

Support the development of high‑quality marketing collateral and engagement materials, ensuring the tone and technical language are tailored for the specific audience.

Produce reports and updates on all business development activities and track progress against KPIs

Skills and experience:

Proven experience in a Business Development or Sales role within the Energy sector for this role, with a track record of identifying leads and nurturing them through a structured sales pipeline.

Experience of securing sales contracts and funding streams.

A foundational understanding of the Space Sector or satellite applications, with the curiosity to stay updated on emerging industry trends.

Experience assisting in the development of commercial opportunities and complex sales.

Ability to build and sustain professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Skilled at drafting persuasive…