Business Development Manager

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Location: Crawley
Job Description:

Build Relationships.Create Opportunities.Make an Impact.

We’re looking for a proactive, commercially-minded Business Development Manager to help grow Carnegie Group across the South East.

This isn’t a traditional hard-sales role.It’s an opportunity for someone who enjoys building genuine relationships, networking, representing a respected business, organising events, supporting marketing activity and coordinating tenders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Generate new business through networking, referrals and targeted outreach.
  • Build relationships with clients, developers, architects and consultants.
  • Reconnect with previous customers and develop repeat business opportunities.
  • Represent Carnegie Group at networking events, trade shows and industry functions.
  • Organise and host business and client events.
  • Manage and maintain the sales pipeline using Zoho CRM.
  • Work with our marketing agency to showcase projects and maintain marketing materials.
  • Coordinate the tender process and maintain the tender library.

About You

  • A natural relationship builder who enjoys meeting new people.
  • Proactive, organised and self-motivated.
  • Confident making introductions and developing new opportunities.
  • Commercially aware, resilient and professional.
  • Construction, property or related sector experience would be advantageous but isn’t essential.
  • Experience of using LinkedIn for business development and relationship building

What Success Looks Like

  • New opportunities and qualified meetings generated.
  • Pipeline growth.
  • Repeat business secured.
  • Tender success rates.
  • Strong client engagement and referrals.

Full-time (40 hours per week), 6 month initial contract, based at our Crawley office with regular travel across the South East.A full UK driving licence is essential.

Join Carnegie Group and play a key role in building relationships, creating opportunities and supporting our continued growth.

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Posted: August 16th, 2026