Business Development Manager​/Sales Manager

Business Development Manager / Sales Manager - Secondary Steelwork

Location:

UK-wide Remote / Home-based available for exceptional candidates with the right industry network

Salary:

£60,000 - £85,000 + Package

Company Overview

Our client is a highly successful and well-established structural steel and architectural metalwork contractor, with a strong reputation for quality delivery across major UK projects. As part of their strategic growth plans, the business is now looking to diversify and expand its product offering, launching and developing a dedicated Secondary Steelwork division.

This is a rare opportunity to join a financially secure, forward-thinking contractor at a pivotal stage of growth and play a key role in shaping a new revenue stream.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager / Sales Manager to lead the growth of a new Secondary Steelwork division, targeting projects within:

Data Centres

Critical Infrastructure

Education

Energy

Other technically demanding environments

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying opportunities, developing client relationships, and converting enquiries into secured work, while working closely with internal estimating, commercial, and delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute a business development strategy for the Secondary Steelwork sector

Identify and secure new opportunities with main contractors, developers, consultants, and end clients

Leverage existing industry relationships to generate early momentum and workload

Promote and expand the company's secondary steelwork offering within target sectors

Work closely with estimating and pre-construction teams to support bids and tenders

Maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities and provide accurate sales forecasting

Represent the business at industry events, meetings, and networking functions

Provide market insight to support product development and strategic decision-making

About You

Proven experience in business development or sales within structural steelwork, secondary steelwork, or architectural metalwork

Strong, demonstrable network within data centres, critical infrastructure, education, or energy sectors

Track record of securing and growing profitable work streams

Commercially astute with a strategic mindset

Comfortable operating autonomously and taking ownership of a growing division

Confident communicator with the ability to influence at all levels

Entrepreneurial attitude - excited by building something from the ground up

What's on Offer

Opportunity to build and lead a new division within an established, respected business

High level of autonomy and influence over strategy and growth

Remote / home-based working available for the right candidate

Strong earning potential with performance-related incentives

Long-term career progression as the division grows

For more information please reach out to Structural Steel specialist - Sharon O'Donnell of The Highfield Company