Business Development Associate

About the Role

Are you a people person who enjoys building genuine relationships and helping businesses grow?

Are you looking for an opportunity where your personality matters more than industry experience, with the training and support to develop a long-term career?

RF Gill & Associates are established consulting structural engineers specialising in residential structural design and subsidence investigations. With over 40 years of experience, we are growing our business and looking for a Business Development Associate to support our expanding client and referral networks.

This is a new role with the opportunity to progress into a Business Development Associate position, taking ownership of your own relationships, referral networks and campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow up on new enquiries and reconnect with previous contacts.
• Build and maintain relationships with architects, surveyors, developers, loss adjusters and homeowners.
• Contact potential clients through phone, email, LinkedIn and other channels.
• Keep the CRM updated and manage follow-ups.
• Arrange meetings and support networking and engagement events.
• Help generate new business opportunities and maintain a consistent sales pipeline.

You'll work alongside our Marketing Assistant, Neve, and report directly to our Director, Rob. Full training will be provided to help you understand the business and communicate confidently with clients.

What's in it for you?

• Starting salary of £30,000, reviewed annually.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 12.5% OTE.
• 21 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 25 days with service.
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Three additional office closure days over Christmas.
• Flexible 40-hour working week.
• Hybrid working with at least 2 days from home after probation.
• 5% employer pension contribution.
• Company laptop and work mobile phone.
• Dedicated training budget.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to studio benefits at Great Western Studios.

About You

You'll ideally have:

• Confident spoken and written English.
• Experience in a customer-facing or relationship-building role.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A friendly, proactive approach and the ability to follow up consistently.
• An interest in developing a career in business development.

Experience in estate agency, lettings, hospitality, retail, recruitment, membership or customer service would be beneficial.

Desirable: An existing network within residential property or experience building business relationships. This is not essential, as training and support will be provided.

The Right Fit

We're looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with people, builds trust, follows through on commitments and takes pride in developing long-term relationships.

This role requires consistency, patience and a personal approach. If you enjoy connecting with people and want to build a career in business development, we'd love to hear from you.

About RF Gill & Associates

We are an established structural engineering consultancy with over 40 years of experience, helping homeowners, architects and insurers resolve subsidence and structural problems across London and the South East.

We believe in developing our people through regular one-to-one meetings, career planning, professional development and opportunities to progress.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV using the link provided, and we will be in direct contact with you.