Business Development Manager Review
at Balfour Beatty
Graduate Scheme
Business Management
Derby
Review Submitted: November 2025
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.8/5
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Overview of the Role
4.6/5
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Experience & Company Culture
4/5
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Recommendations & Advice
Overview of the Role
Overall, how would you describe your experience at Balfour Beatty?
Flexible graduate scheme with plenty of opportunities for progression and to try new things. Lots of support provided when requested. Friendly and welcoming team
What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?
Main responsibilities include attending workshops, developing tenders, managing client expectations.
The parts I enjoy the most are the ones that involving talking to and building relationships with others
The parts I enjoy the most are the ones that involving talking to and building relationships with others
To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?
4/5
Hard work is recognised, opportunities are provided when prompted and available
How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?
5/5
Great pay and benefits, lots of extracurricular events provided
How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?
5/5
Equipping me with good skills including communication, negotiation, time management and prioritisation
How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?
5/5
Many skills are new to me and I am doing a wide variety of stuff each day and week so always learning new things
Experience & Company Culture
How is the support you receive?
4/5
Support from all levels of the team, often busy so support can be hard/slower
How is your work-life balance?
5/5
Better than when I was at uni
What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?
4/5
Very welcoming and everyone is very friendly and good chats and laughs are had in the office, mixed age range of people so can be difficult sometimes
How would you rate Balfour Beatty initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
5/5
very good, lots of networks and events etc to do with this
How would you rate Balfour Beatty CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?
5/5
Lots of volunteering days
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great intro level company and job, very flexibile and doesn't push you to do things you don't want to do, good support systems and great benefits
How well did the role match your expectations based on the recruitment process?
4/5
Doing a wider variety of things than I imagined but this isn't a bad thing
When considering the recruitment & onboarding process, have you any specific tips or advice you would give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?
Make yourself sound as friendly and open as possible
