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The postholder will work closely with engineering, projects, commercial and senior leadership teams and will be expected to influence stakeholders, coordinate multidisciplinary contributions and take ownership of agreed workstreams.\nThe role is also expected to contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Colloide’ s bid and business development processes, methodologies and standards.\nRequirements\nA degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Construction, Commercial Management or a related discipline, together with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar Bid and Business Development role; or\nWhere the candidate does not hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification, a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar Bid and Business Development role.\nExperience of managing complex bids or tenders from initial opportunity/capture through to submission and post-bid review.\nExperience of working with multidisciplinary teams, including technical, engineering, commercial and operational colleagues.\nExperience of developing client relationships and identifying business development opportunities.\nStrong commercial awareness and understanding of competitive positioning.\nDesirable\nExperience within an engineering, technical, construction, utilities, energy or related B2B environment.\nExperience of working within the water, wastewater, energy, heat networks, data centre or related sectors.\nExperience of framework opportunities, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or supply-chain development.\nRelevant professional qualification in business development, sales, marketing, procurement, project management or a related discipline.\n3. 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