Strategic Development Lead

Costain is excited to announce a strong pipeline of opportunities that align with our strategic growth ambitions of becoming an engineering-led business. As a result, we are pleased to share an emerging opportunity for the position of Strategic Development Lead for CEL (Costain Engineering Limited)

Costain Engineering Limited (CEL) provide engineering and design services across the entire project lifecycle for all 6 Costain Sectors (Energy, Defence & Nuclear, Water, Roads, Rail and Aviation & Ports). Costain’s strong pipeline of opportunities, alongside our strategic growth ambitions of being an engineering led business has led to an emerging opportunity as CEL Strategic Development Lead.

This role will be responsible for owning and managing CEL’s business development and work winning capability across all sectors, working in parallel with sector driven opportunity pursuits to secure the future engineering pipeline, with future scope to independently lead targeted engineering tender pursuits with sector buy-in. Working with CEL management, clients and Costain sectors the role will be required to understand emerging business opportunities, shape value propositions and produce winning tender submissions, playing a vital role in unlocking CEL’s growth potential.

As CEL looks to grow at scale this role will be pivotal to developing and improving the engineering function’s processes and systems for work winning, which will allow more efficient integration with sector work winning activities, provide enhanced pipeline visibility, streamlined governance and quality bid delivery.

This role will report directly to the Group Director of Engineering Services and offers a hybrid working arrangement predominantly based in London, Manchester or Aberdeen with an occasional requirement to travel to project locations throughout the UK depending on contract needs.

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