Business Development Lead

Who We Are In a Nutshell.At British Engineering Services Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end-to-end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our job is to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all, safe. We achieve this by bringing together a team of the very best and most talented people.

Who We Are In a Nutshell.At British Engineering Services Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end-to-end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our job is to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all, safe. We achieve this by bringing together a team of the very best and most talented people.

Our infrastructure division plays a vital role in safeguarding critical civil infrastructure across the UK and beyond. Through Inspire Structures, our specialist teams deliver high‑precision inspections and engineering solutions for assets including rail, highway and airside structures. Using a wide range of specialist access techniques, including rope access, confined space entry, underwater inspections and drone surveys, we’re able to safely inspect and assess even the most challenging locations, providing our customers with reliable insight into the condition and integrity of their assets.

Inspired Access Solutions works with its customers to support them with rope access and innovative suspended access systems for challenging structures.

This role requires a combination of homebased working and working from one of our offices - Manchester or Ilkeston.

Inspire Structures and Inspired Access are seeking two commercially focused Business Development Leads to support the growth of our structural inspection and specialist access work streams.

As a Business Development Lead for Inspire, part of British Engineering Services Group, you will work closely with clients, operational teams and the wider supplier chain to drive the growth of our infrastructure investigation, inspection, enabling and specialist access services.

• Identify opportunities, develop solutions and lead commercial discussions that convert client requirements into profitable contracts.
• Combine your technical knowledge with strong commercial awareness to take ownership of opportunities from initial enquiry through to successful contract award and operational handover.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients across the infrastructure sector.
• Prepare and present commercially competitive tenders, quotations and bids.
• Carry out pre-tender planning, desktop studies, site visits and client engagement activities.
• Present bid proposals at review meetings, providing clear recommendations on commercial, operational and technical considerations.

• A salary of up to £48,000 depending on experience
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual salary review
• 22 days holiday rising to 25 days after 2 years' service and 28 days after 5 years' service.
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
• Access to our holiday buy scheme
• Opportunity for flexible working
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company wide volunteering scheme

• Level 3 qualification in Engineering/Surveying/Project Management or Bridge Inspection competency (e.g. BICS/STE4/STE7).
• Extensive experience within the specialist access sector (Roped Access Techniques)
• Hold IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Extensive experience within infrastructure inspections, structural examinations, surveying environments…