Business Development Manager (Civil)

Business Development Manager (Civil)

Location: Mobile Worker with travel across the UK, some flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands

Salary: £47,600 - £61,000

Leidos is currently seeking a Business Development Manager aligned to our Civil Division.

You will work with a team of BD professionals and report to the Business Development Lead for Civil.

As part of the Leidos Growth Team, the successful candidate will be capable of planning and leading new business campaigns in the Civil Division.

Operating effectively within a multi-functional team, you will be an effective leader and communicator and have a background in/understanding of UK Government, current strategy and the challenges and pressures they are dealing with.

The role you will play:

• Plan and lead Business Development (BD) activities that will contribute to our annual award targets in this strategic and fast-growing area of the UK business.
• Responsible for the development and management of a pipeline of opportunities to support the next 2-5 years business growth ambition, aligned to the UK strategy.
• You will develop and maintain relationships with Civil clients positioning Leidos as a potential strategic supplier.
• You will guide the Leidos bid teams in their pursuit and shaping of the business development campaign to propose differentiated client propositions.
• Identify and qualify the opportunities that best match Leidos strengths and provide optimum outcomes for the client and us.
• You will execute significant new business campaigns in the UK Civil market.
• Operate effectively within a multi-functional team where you will be an effective leader and communicator.
• You will contribute to Leidos bid teams by providing the voice of the client.
• You will work with our marketing team to develop innovative campaigns to bring Leidos global capabilities to the UK market.  

What does Leidos need from me?

The Successful Candidate will have:

• A track record of successfully driving business growth year on year and hitting targets
• Proven experience of collaboratively creating compelling winning bids with Partners
• Knowledge of Government business development, contract awards, current procurement trends and customer buying behaviours.
• Excellent inter-personal, presentation and verbal skills and an experienced negotiator
• Tenacity and energy to maintain the momentum of multiple and concurrent campaigns across the Division;
• Experience being a team leader, adept at developing, coaching and motivating a bid team to success
• Proven ability to qualify opportunities that are a good fit for the business
• Client and Industry stakeholder engagement essential.
• Expertise in motivating and mentoring agile teams to grow and change the business.

Clearance Requirements: Successful applicants will either need to currently hold or be willing to hold UK Security Clearances

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Flexi-Time Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

Pay Range:

£47,600.00-£61,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.