Job Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Leicester or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitve + 20% Bonus + Benefits
Role Type: Full Time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Business Development Manager, at our Leicester or Bristol sites.
The role
As a Business Development Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll work at the forefront of growing our Consultancy business, supporting future revenue growth and increasing our market share across key sectors.
Day-to-day, you’ll support the expansion of the Consultancy business and act as a key link between Cavendish Nuclear and our clients.
1. Develop and maintain account plans and relationships with key clients
2. Support Lead Consultants in identifying and delivering growth opportunities
3. Drive a consultative selling approach – identifying client needs and delivering solutions
4. Lead and contribute to the preparation of capture plans and Gate Packs (Gate 0–3)
5. Provide regular updates to senior leadership on pipeline status and opportunity development
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and offers hybrid working with 2–3 days per week in the Leicester or Bristol office.
Essential experience of the Business Development Manager
6. Strong experience in a client-facing environment
7. Experience of nuclear safety-related projects (e.g. Safety Case, Human Factors)
8. Ability to technically advise on safe working practices
9. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Qualifications for the Business Development Manager
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
18. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
19. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of