Business Development Consultant – Construction Staffing

Location Norfolk
Discipline: Careers at Atrium
Job type: Permanent
Salary: GBP35000
Contact name: Mark Brown

Contact email: mark@atriumassociates.uk
Job ref: MS0-118
Published: 6 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

We are looking for a confident and energetic Business Development Consultant to join our team and help expand our construction staffing division across East Anglia.

This role is all about developing relationships with contractors, housing developers, main contractors, civils firms, and specialist subcontractors across the region. You’ll be promoting our high-quality labour and trades staffing solutions, managing your own client portfolio, and playing a key role in our sales strategy.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Identify and win new business opportunities within the Construction sector

  • Build strong relationships with decision makers (Directors, Site Managers, QS, Procurement, etc.)

  • Promote our temporary staffing solutions for Trades, Labour, and Technical roles

  • Attend client meetings, site visits, and networking events across East Anglia

  • Work closely with our internal delivery/recruitment team to fulfil client requirements

  • Produce proposals, quotes, and commercial offers

  • Maintain accurate CRM and pipeline data

  • Represent the company with professionalism and high standards

About You:
  • Confident, outgoing and driven to succeed

  • Strong communicator with great interpersonal skills

  • Comfortable pitching to site-level and director-level decision makers

  • Target-focused and motivated by earning potential

  • Must hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel across the region

Experience Required:

Desirable but not essential:

  • Construction recruitment experience

  • B2B sales within the Construction sector (plant hire, materials, PPE, training, subcontract services, etc.)

We also welcome applications from:

  • Recruitment consultants looking to specialise in Construction

  • Salespeople already selling into Construction who want a move into staffing

  • Experienced account managers who enjoy a BD-led role

What We Offer:
  • Basic salary up to £35,000

  • Market-leading bonus structure (uncapped)

  • Hybrid working (1–2 days per week office based, Norwich)

  • Car allowance (or mileage)

  • Company benefits package

  • Supportive team environment with opportunities to grow

  • Full training and sector onboarding where required

About Us:

We are a specialist recruitment/staffing business supplying labour, trades, and construction professionals across East Anglia and the wider region, known for our compliance standards, fast delivery, and strong client partnerships. Demand for our services is growing rapidly — which is why we’re investing in our sales team.

How to Apply:

If you’re ambitious, commercially minded and ready to build a successful desk in a booming sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or send your CV directly.

Location: Norwich (Hybrid – 1–2 days per week office based)
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum + market-leading bonus scheme + benefits
Sector: Construction Recruitment / Staffing / Labour Supply
Driving licence: Required