Graduate Business Generation Executive

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Job Description

This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain experience across business development, sales, marketing and data analysis. Our UK wide Business Generation team plays a critical role in supporting our growth ambition.

Working at the heart of our business, the BG team collaborates across both of our senior leadership and client-facing teams to support business planning, market engagement, opportunity management and long-term growth initiatives. Turner & Townsend sit at the heart of the UK’s most significant projects & Programmes.

Experience within marketing, digital, data or business services would be advantageous.

The position is primarily office-based and comes with regular opportunities to engage with clients at events; networking events and industry functions. Through structured development and mentoring, the successful candidate will be supported on a pathway towards a more senior Business Development role.

We are interested in graduates who aspire to become:

• Commercially aware and curious about how businesses grow.
• Passionate about data, analysis, and problem-solving.
• Strong communicators with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working with information, trends, and performance metrics.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn.
• Ability to deliver presentations to audiences, both internally & externally.

Learning & Development

We are committed to helping graduates build successful and rewarding careers, you will receive:

• A dedicated line manager and mentor.
• Regular coaching and feedback.
• Opportunities to attend internal networking events, client events and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Exposure to senior leadership and insights into how strategic business discussions are made and why.
• Support in developing your presentation, communication, project management, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

You will gain experience across our sectors including infrastructure, real estate, defence plus energy & natural resources - helping you build an understanding of how Turner & Townsend delivers value to clients.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Degree qualified (or expected to achieve a degree) in any discipline.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Desirable

• Interest in business development, consulting, marketing, economics, strategy, data analytics, or professional services.
• Experience gained through internships, placements, university projects, or extracurricular activities

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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• Department: Business support