Head of Business Development

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 13 January 2026
LOCATION
Birmingham or Dublin
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£150,000 / year
CATEGORY
Sales & Marketing
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SKILLS

Business Development Sales Strategy Client Relationship Management Leadership New Business Development Sales Management Public Sector Commercial Markets

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Posted October 14, 2025

Head of Business Development

We’re representing one of the UK’s pioneering Decarbonisation specialists, delivering low-carbon M&E solutions for Public Sector, Healthcare, Education, and Commercial buildings. Their service spans the full lifecycle – Consultation, Design, Pre-Construction, Installation, and Commissioning – offering clients a true one-stop solution.

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Head of Business Development / Head of Sales – Decarbonisation

We’re representing one of the UK’s pioneering Decarbonisation specialists, delivering low-carbon M&E solutions for Public Sector, Healthcare, Education, and Commercial buildings. Their service spans the full lifecycle – Consultation, Design, Pre-Construction, Installation, and Commissioning – offering clients a true one-stop solution.

Over the past five years, they’ve enjoyed exceptional growth, securing multiple headline projects across the UK & Ireland, and successfully competing against some of the biggest global names in the Energy sector. Their success is built on agility, innovation, and a relentless drive to lead the transition to a low-carbon future.

They’re now seeking to appoint a Head of Business Development / Head of Sales to play a strategic leadership role in shaping and driving their growth trajectory. This is a pivotal senior leadership position, with responsibility for leading the business development strategy, winning new clients, and building a high-performing sales function across the UK and Ireland.

You’ll be supported by a Head of Bids and a highly capable M&E / MEP / HVAC focused Pre-Construction and Technical team, enabling you to focus on building relationships, winning new work, and scaling the business development function.

Package

  • £150,000 base salary
  • Bonus (percentage of profit on new business secured)
  • £10,000 car allowance
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance & private healthcare

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead the new business strategy across the UK and Ireland
  • Identify, engage, and win projects with key decision makers in the Public Sector and Commercial markets
  • Build and lead a team of regional Business Development Managers / Sales Managers
  • Represent the business at senior level, ensuring strong client relationships and long-term partnerships
  • Work closely with the leadership team to shape the organisation’s future growth trajectory

Employment Type

Permanent

Location

Birmingham or Dublin

Workplace type

Onsite

Salary

£150,000

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