Business Development Manager - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Joining our established Innovation, By-Products and Service Delivery team, you’ll take ownership of existing customer relationships and contracts while helping develop new partnerships and opportunities. This is a chance to combine account management, commercial thinking and service development in a role with public and environmental purpose.

Your work will focus on three priorities:

• Strengthening customer relationships: proactively managing established customers and contracts, working with internal specialists to ensure our services meet customer needs.
• Developing new opportunities: building relationships across public and private sectors, understanding the market and identifying opportunities to widen our customer base.
• Shaping future services: helping turn customer insight and innovative ideas into viable proposals for new and improved products and services, particularly digital solutions supporting the property market.

You’ll work across customers and internal teams, helping connect market needs with delivery expertise. Alongside generating income, you’ll consider how opportunities can deliver sustainable environmental and wider public value.

Over the 12 months, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a varied portfolio, broaden your sector knowledge and build professional relationships while helping take our services forward.

To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

Role location: Hybrid Working (Predominantly remote with expectation to visit our Mansfield office as required)

Schedule:

Application closing date: 29 November 2026

Sifting date: 30 November 2026

Interviews: w/c 7 December 2026

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware, and we will look at alternative dates)

Security:

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

Why join us?

Make a real difference with flexibility, long‑term security and support for life outside work.

At the Mining Remediation Authority, you’ll do meaningful work that improves people’s lives and protects the environment, while building a sustainable and balanced career.

• Flexibility that fits your life – hybrid working and flexibility in how you manage your time
• Financial security for your future – including a pension with up to 29% employer contribution
• Time to recharge – 27.5 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to flex more days
• Support through life’s big moments – generous family leave and flexibility when you need it most
• Opportunities to grow – funded learning, development and professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support you can use every day – including a monthly wellbeing allowance, confidential support and practical health benefits

Find out more about our full range of benefits and what it’s like to work with us here Life page

About us

At the Mining Remediation Authority, we make a real difference to people and places across Great Britain. From managing mining hazards to protecting the environment, our work keeps communities safe. We’re also playing an exciting role in the future of energy, helping to unlock mine water heat as a sustainable source to support the UK’s net zero ambitions. Our people are knowledgeable, collaborative and committed to doing the right thing for each other and for the communities we serve.

Why this matters

You’ll be joining an organisation that’s proud of the impact we make. We’re supportive, inclusive and genuinely care about delivering the right outcomes for communities across England, Scotland and Wales. Discover more about our work in our Business Plan

Inclusion matters to us

We’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from everyone.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and those from minority ethnic backgrounds who meet the minimum criteria.

If you need any adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] or call 01623 637000 we’re here to support you.