Business development manager

Defence Business Development Manager (Consultancy)

Join a leading engineering consultancy as a Defence Land and Air Business Manager. This role offers the opportunity to help shape the organisation’s growth strategy across the Land and Air domains, working closely with technical teams and senior leadership to deliver innovative solutions to defence customers.

Location and Working Pattern:

This hybrid role requires regular on-site presence at one of the organisation’s offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Falmouth or Liverpool.

Salary and Benefits:

A competitive salary alongside a comprehensive benefits package, including professional membership support, training opportunities, flexible working, annual bonus, pension scheme, private medical insurance options, life insurance, and additional leave schemes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and deliver strategic plans for the Land and Air sector, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives
• Lead business development activities, from identifying opportunities to securing new work and building client relationships
• Oversee proposal preparation, mentor colleagues in business development practices, and support successful project delivery

Qualifications and Experience:

• A strong background in the UK defence sector and consultancy experience are essential
• Expertise in land or air systems, with knowledge of areas such as Land Systems, Soldier Systems, Crewed and Uncrewed Air Systems, Autonomous Platforms, and CyberEM Defence
• Proven experience in strategic planning, business development, and capture management
• A network of industry contacts and the ability to build long-term collaborative relationships
• Commercial awareness and experience guiding bids and projects
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and guide teams

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who hold or can obtain UK security clearance.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.

This is a permanent role.