Overview

Position Title: Business Development

Company: Colas Rail

Location: Brentwood, UK

Job Description:

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Responsibilities: 

  • Generate and maintain a detailed understanding of the Irish Rail market.
  • Proactively track & report on potential opportunities to maintain a pipeline of attractive opportunities that support delivery of a long-term strategy.
  • Win strategic contracts to establish a long term and sustainable relationship with the client.
  • Lead the projects from start until completion and handover to the client delivering safely, on budget, on time to the agreed quality with sustainable outcomes.
  • Ensure the delivery of a consistent `Brand¿ to clients, partners, and suppliers which reinforces our values and corporate objectives.
  • Be aware of market trends, understand client long term plans, drivers, and desired behaviours ensuring commercial focus is maintained in developing markets.
  • Raise awareness of the breadth of our capability, with both existing clients and targeted new organisations.
  • Monitor competitor activity and performance.

Reqirements:

  • Thorough knowledge of the Irish Rail market, particularly with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Tram System Lucas and Irish Rail.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills and accomplished in establishing strong working relationships with clients and colleagues.
  • Experience in business generation, sales and marketing within a high-value industry.
  • In-depth knowledge of local infrastructure supply chains.

About Colas Rail

Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to establish yourself within one of the UK rail industrys biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined Tier 1 contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.