Business Development Manager
Essex HQ | Hybrid | Strategic Role | £Excellent Package
On behalf of our retained client, Blackwell Earthmoving Ltd, Green Barks Search is delighted to be managing the appointment of a Bid Manager - Infrastructure to help shape and deliver the next phase of their national growth strategy.
Blackwell Earthmoving is a specialist earthworks contractor with a 69-year heritage and a reputation for delivering nationally significant infrastructure projects. As the business continues to grow across reservoirs, utilities, and major civil engineering schemes, this senior appointment will play a pivotal role in early client engagement, bid shaping, and strategic marketing.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone with deep infrastructure knowledge, technical credibility, and the ability to steer commercial and procurement thinking at a pre-construction level.
You'll work closely with estimating, technical and operational teams to identify opportunities, influence scope, and help position the business for work in excess of £25m. Your ability to shape bid strategy, lead conversations at feasibility stage, and represent Blackwell Earthmoving's technical capability will be critical.
But this role is also about visibility — the Blackwell Earthmoving brand is known and respected in the market, but there is significant opportunity to enhance its presence through digital marketing, events, and thought leadership. You'll be a key driver behind this.
You'll be based from the Essex HQ at least three days per week and operate as part of a high-trust, delivery-focused leadership team. Candidates must come from a specialist contracting background — infrastructure knowledge is essential, earthworks experience is highly desirable.
Interested?
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