Business Development Manager - Repairs, Civils & Post-Tensioning

Overview

Develop and secure new business for structural repairs, civils and post‑tensioning

Key Responsibilities

• structural repairs
• pipeline management
• bid collaboration
• technical engagement
• client relations
• market monitoring

Tasks

-Influence major repair, strengthening, and structural refurbishment projects nationwide. -Ensure strong visibility of VSL’s Repairs and RPBL capabilities within the UK market. -Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients, consultants, contractors, and asset owners across sectors including infrastructure, defence, utilities, and ports. -Monitor market activity, competitor movements, and emerging programmes of work. -Drive early engagement with clients and stakeholders, presenting technical solutions and outlining VSL’s capabilities. -Identify and pursue new opportunities aligned with the RPBL business strategy. -Build and maintain a structured pipeline of opportunities across Repairs, Civils, and Post-Tensioning. -This role sits within our RPBL business, reporting operationally into the relevant leadership team, and is focused solely on VSL’s specialist structural and repair capabilities rather than ground engineering. -Preservation, structural repairs, renovation and optimization of structures. -Collaborate closely with Tendering, Engineering, and Delivery teams to influence winning bids. -Represent VSL at technical forums, industry events, and pre-construction meetings.

Requirements

• post‑tensioning
• bridgeworks
• civil engineering
• uk procurement
• commercial mindset
• business development

What You Bring

-Strong experience within structural repairs, bridgeworks, specialist civils, or post-tensioning. -Post-tensioning systems (new bridge construction knowledge considered a beneficial advantage) -Experience within a specialist contractor or major civils contractor. -Heavy lifting and complex structural engineering (where relevant) -Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field (preferred). -Knowledge of new bridge construction and PT systems is an advantage. -Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical solutions clearly. -Understanding of UK procurement, frameworks, and stakeholder networks. -A natural relationship-builder with strong commercial mindset and persistence. -Demonstrated success in work winning, pre-construction, or business development. -Specialist civils solutions

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About Vsl International Ltd.

-Engineers complex infrastructure such as cable-stayed and post-tensioned bridges, tunnels, earth-retaining walls, and heavy-lift installations. -Delivers ground-engineering solutions including foundations, soil improvement, and deep anchoring for transport, energy, and building projects. -Excels in structural preservation, including the repair, strengthening, and retrofitting of heritage, transport, and energy facilities. -Notable projects include the Tsing Ma Bridge, Petronas Towers sky-bridge, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Metro, and lifting components of the Large Hadron Collider. -Combines Swiss engineering rigor with global innovation through its manufacturing plants and technical centers worldwide.

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