Business Development Manager (Automation)

Location: Billingham, Teesside, UK, with travel to client sites and occasional travel to Worksop

Salary: Up to £70,000 per year depending on experience, plus bonus, pension, healthcare, share scheme, and EV car scheme.

Company

hirify.global Automation Teesside delivers automation, control systems, and engineering solutions across the chemical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, power, renewable energy, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, and materials handling sectors as part of hirify.global and VINCI Energies.

What you will do

• Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities and manage the sales pipeline using CRM tools.
• Build client relationships and act as a trusted commercial contact.
• Support proposals, quotations, tenders, presentations, pricing, negotiations, and bid strategies.
• Deliver targeted marketing and networking activities to generate leads.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Work with senior leadership and technical delivery teams to secure new business across target industrial sectors.

Requirements

• Experience in business development, sales, or commercial roles within engineering, automation, industrial services, or similar sectors.
• Proven ability to generate leads and develop new business opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and relationship-building skills.
• Experience supporting proposals, quotations, or tender submissions.
• Confidence using CRM systems, LinkedIn, and digital engagement tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Self-motivated, proactive, organised, collaborative, commercially minded, results focused, and able to work independently.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout employment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with senior leaders and technical teams in a growing business.
• Develop opportunities across diverse industrial sectors.
• Access the wider hirify.global and VINCI Energies network.
• Benefits include bonus, pension, healthcare, share scheme, and EV car scheme.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.