# BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Introduction Primary Sectors:Industrial Engineering | Mining | Power | Petrochemical | Oil & Gas Location: Johannesburg / Gauteng Travel: Extensive travel to client sites across South Africa; regional African travel may be required later Reporting to: Engineering Director Role Type: Senior Commercial / Business Development Sharpshell Engineering is looking for an exceptional Business Development Manager capable of materially changing the growth trajectory of the business. This role is for a proven industrial business developer who can enter major accounts, identify opportunities before they become public RFQs, gain access to technical and commercial decision-makers, develop complex engineering opportunities and convert them into profitable long-term contracts. We are not looking for someone whose sales process ends when a quotation is submitted. We are looking for someone who understands that: A quotation is not a sale. A pipeline is not revenue. A verbal promise is not a purchase order. The successful candidate must be able to take opportunities through the complete commercial journey: Market Intelligence → Prospecting → Executive Access → Technical Discovery → Opportun

- **Id**: 3763018
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sharpshell-engineering-business-development-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Midrand, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T10:01:04Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-04T10:01:04Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10247
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- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4510151
- **Name**: Sharpshell Engineering
- **Domain**: sharpshell.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sharpshell-engineering>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T18:59:05Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: seen:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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