Business Development Executive

Escape Recruitment Services Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager in the United Kingdom. This role involves identifying new business opportunities, managing the sales pipeline, and building long-term relationships with international clients. Ideal candidates will have proven B2B sales experience, particularly in sectors such as construction or engineering, and a strong drive for new business development. The position offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for career advancement with international travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, engineering, industrial, energy, or oil & gas sectors.
• Ambition to advance into a Business Development Manager role with international travel.
• Strong communication skills and a passion for new business development.

Responsibilities

• Identify, target, and develop new business opportunities.
• Owning the sales pipeline from first contact to close.
• Work with international clients across multiple markets.
• Deliver tailored proposals and commercial solutions.
• Build long-term relationships with customers and partners.
• Feed market insights into sales and marketing teams.
• Report progress and results to senior leadership.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Technical sales confidence

Job description

West Lothian | Hybrid (2 days in the office)

Are you working in sales and ready to take the next step in your career?

Do you want to join a business that actively develops its people and promotes from within, with a clear path to progress into a Business Development Manager role?

Do you want to work with international clients, build long-term relationships, and eventually travel across the globe as part of your role?

If new business drives you, opportunities excite you, and building lasting relationships matters, this is the role for you.

Our client operates across construction, engineering, energy, and oil & gas, supplying specialist solutions for the most demanding environments worldwide. With a strong heritage, growing international presence, and a reputation for reliability and innovation, this is a business where you can make a real impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Identifying, targeting, and developing new business opportunities
• Owning your sales pipeline from first contact to close
• Working with international clients across multiple markets
• Delivering tailored proposals and commercial solutions
• Building long-term relationships with customers, distributors, and partners
• Feeding market insight back into sales, marketing, and product teams
• Reporting progress and results to senior leadership
• Proven B2B sales experience ideally in construction, engineering, industrial, energy, or oil & gas
• Passion for new business development and relationship building
• Confident selling technical solutions
• Strong commercial awareness and communication skills
• Ambition to grow into a Business Development Manager role, with international travel in the future