Business Development Leader

About the Role

We are seeking a strategicBusiness Development Leaderto drive sales market leadership and growth across ElectroNet Consulting. This is a senior leadership role within ElectroNet Consulting accountable for both maintaining existing business and developing new opportunities to meet our business plan targets.

You will lead the planning and development of our sales and marketing functions establish promotional strategies and implement business development systems and processes. Youll work closely with the General Manager and other senior leaders to shape the future of ElectroNet Consulting.

Key Responsibilities

• Sales & Revenue Leadership: Drive business development activities to ensure consistent workflow and meet performance targets.
• Strategic Growth: Implement and evolve the strategic growth plan expanding our market share and client base.
• Brand Development: Support the GM in building the ElectroNet Consulting brand through relationship building industry events and professional affiliations.
• Market Intelligence: Identify new market opportunities and contribute to ongoing market analysis.
• Leadership Support: Provide overarching leadership across all business functions supporting team engagement and performance.

What Were Looking For

• Proven experience in business development and senior leadership roles ideally within engineering consultancy or power engineering.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Excellent communication negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative leader who empowers teams and drives performance.
• Sound knowledge of health safety and environmental systems.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

Whats in it for you:

As a member of our team you will be part of a supportive work environment that encourages collaboration innovation and growth. We offer a range of benefits including:

• ElectroNet Plus:Our long service recognition programme (rewards starting at 2 years)
• ElectroNet Coach: Our in-house mentoring programme focused on mentorship and leadership development
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Parental Leave: Up to 26 weeks of primary carer leave top-up payments (to 80% of salary) including employer contributions to KiwiSaver during this period and annual leave paid at full value for eligible primary carers. Partners and spouses are also supported with two weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.
• Flexible Work: Flexible work arrangementsto support work/life balance.
• Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits including a personal option wellbeing allowance (POWA) 24/7 confidential EAP support fresh fruit and free flu vaccinations
• Insurance: Life and critical illness insurance cover.
• Discounts: Access to a range of discounts including fuel and health insurance.
• Workride: NZ ride to work benefit scheme
• Innovative Environment: Be part of a forward-thinking company that values continuous improvement.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Celebrations: Celebration of special occasions social club and team events

About Us:

The ElectroNet Group is proudly 100% New Zealand owned.

This award-winning multidisciplinary Group comprises the ownership and operation of electricity infrastructure the construction and maintenance of electrical transmission and services engineering consultancy and design professional services along with a team which develops innovative technology for the benefit of the industry. Our broad range of capabilities enables us to provide end-to-end business solutions to projects take on complex challenges and provide innovative solutions for our clients.

The ElectroNet Consulting team takes pride in delivering market-leading electrical design and consulting services to customers across Australasia. We combine a breadth of industry knowledge with a commitment to using the best available technology to deliver impressive results and future-proofed projects.

Our vision is to be leaders in electrical energy and technology and we believe we can achieve this because of the values we work by every day we look after each other we work smarter we do the right thing and together we can achieve great things.

Underpinning our vision our purpose is to provide sustainable electrical solutions which enhance communities. We are community owned and at the heart of what we do is maintain the health and safety of our people and the communities we service.

At ElectroNet we believe that our strength lies in our diversity. We are committed to creating a workplace culture that is equitable inclusive and supportive of all employees. We welcome and celebrate differences and believe that these differences make us stronger as a team.

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Next steps:

If you are a driven and experienced leader ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role we want to hear from you!

For more information and for a copy of the position description please get in touch with the People Team at

We are happy to accommodate your personal circumstances with respect to a start date.