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Purpose of the position

This is a newly created position within our Standards Market Development Team. You will develop new and existing opportunities for securing external revenue in the form of research funding and the development of standards and/or standards related products & activities all the while raising and maintaining BSI's profile within the national and international Built Environment sector. Develop and implement strategies for engaging with the relevant market sectors/sub-sectors and manage and undertake relevant pieces of internal and externally funded research.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• The primary focus of this Sector Lead role will be building & product performance, fire safety and housing in the Built Environment.
• Will have responsibility for development of sector opportunities across teams, bringing together the various operational contacts to ensure clear responsibility and development path for significant areas of work.
• Via the development of mature portfolios and/or new areas of work ensure lead generation and networking. Work closely with our Standards Solutions and Standards Consultancy teams to generate new opportunities for consulting, research and private/public standards development solutions. Ensure the relevant internal teams are kept informed of sector developments and industry trends and provide a pipeline of leads through targeted market engagement activity.
• Build a strategic network of key industry contacts, establishing BSI and yourself as a credible, knowledgeable and ‘go to’ source of information. To represent BSI at external meetings with subject matter experts, customers, government stakeholders, research establishments, academia and through these relationships be seen as a key player of the sector network. Maintain interaction with stakeholders to ensure experience and knowledge within BSI continues to grow and develop.
• Scope, develop and deliver (as appropriate) projects supported by external funding to deliver on schedule and to budget, taking active intervention too secure objectives
• Develop and implement Standards market development plans which have a 'whole portfolio' focus that delivers revenue across a whole sector rather than on individual projects.
• Speak at key industry events, undertake and lead workshop and training activities and write articles/provide technical content to sector specific publications.
• Lead and undertake market and customer research as required. Identify best routes to acquire market and customer information, identify and source potential suppliers of research and manage the process through to business case (as appropriate) to enable the development of new and/or existing products.
• Will need to work with colleagues across British Standards and the wider BSI group.

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

As the leading global business standards company BSI helps 84,000 clients worldwide to improve their businesses. From business continuity to recycling waste, from medical devices to the exploration of space, we help businesses embed the habits of excellence so that they perform better, manage their risks more effectively and achieve sustainable growth and in doing so we touch the lives of many across the globe.

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive starting salary with 27 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, company-paid private medical insurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style. Plus, as we’re situated just above Gunnersbury Tube station it makes for a really easy commute, or you can use the free on-site parking if you’d prefer to drive.

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We carefully consider agile ways of working that allow for the best impact for our employees and clients. If the working pattern you are looking for is not specifically indicated below, we are happy to discuss further.

Knowledge and Experience

• Technical knowledge and experience of what is happening in the built environment sector already in terms of building performance, construction products and fire safety.
• Understand the role of standards in supporting and accelerating innovation in the sector

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Good commercial acumen
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to lead and influence others

Personal Qualities /Aptitudes

• Proactive and flexible approach, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Willingness to travel within the UK and beyond

Our Excellence Behaviours: Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, Communication, Achievement & Leading and Managing others