Business Development Specialist

Job Title: Business Development Specialist Duration: 12 Months Schedule: 5 days a week in the office Location: Reading, United Kingdom This opportunity sits within a major energy and chemicals environment supporting strategic growth, project evaluation, and investment decision-making across refining and petrochemical value chains. The role combines business development, economic modelling, commercial analysis, and stakeholder coordination, while also supporting project planning activities through FEED, EPC, and construction phases. This position offers involvement in high-impact work spanning business cases, optimisation studies, scope control, risk management, and project execution. Required Experience: Experience in the oil and gas industry, refinery, and petrochemical projects Experience supporting planning and project execution activities across FEED, EPC, and construction phases Experience developing business cases, evaluating strategic opportunities, and supporting investment decisions Experience coordinating with technical, commercial, finance, legal, supply chain, operations, engineering, licensors, consultants, suppliers, partners, and offtakers Experience managing scope, schedule, cost, risks, milestones, and project governance deliverables Bachelor Degree in an Engineering discipline Required Skills: Good working knowledge of industry standards and procedures, including international standards Strong capability in economic analysis, including IRR, NPV, capital payback, break-even, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis Experience managing and providing quality assurance for LP models and economic models Ability to prepare, coordinate, and evaluate RFIs, RFPs, NDAs, and commercial proposals Strong planning, organisation, and project coordination skills Ability to support project execution planning, scope change management, interface management, and project closeout Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal Good knowledge of database management through Excel and Access Strong problem-solving skills, open and effective communication, safety awareness, and intercultural awareness About Airswift: Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry. #LI-RC6