Business Development Degree Apprentice
SAFETELL LIMITED
Dartford (DA1 1JQ)
Closes on Monday 10 August 2026
Posted on 8 July 2026
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Summary
Start your career with Safetell through a fully funded degree apprenticeship, gaining hands-on experience across estimating, design and sales. You’ll receive paid study time, mentoring, a starting salary of £18,000 with annual increases, and a clear pathway towards a future Business Development Manager role.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Annual salary increases throughout the apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Supporting customer enquiries and quotation requests.
- Reading customer specifications, drawings, schedules and briefs.
- Helping prepare clear and accurate quotations.
- Reviewing costs such as materials, labour, installation and subcontractor costs.
- Supporting tender responses and proposal writing.
- Working with the design team on technical solutions for customer requirements.
- Looking at drawings, layouts and technical documents.
- Discussing practical installation requirements and site constraints with colleagues.
- Responding to customer enquiries professionally and promptly.
- Updating CRM records and helping maintain the sales pipeline.
- Following up quotations and sales opportunities.
- Preparing customer communications, proposals and sales presentations.
- Working with Business Development Managers to understand customers, sectors and accounts.
- Building confidence in discussing technical solutions with customers and colleagues.
- Taking part in mentoring, training and university study activities as part of the apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
Unit 46
Fawkes Avenue
Dartford
DA1 1JQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Training course
Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
- Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
- Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
- Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
- Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
- Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
- Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
- Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
- Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
- Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
- Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
- Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making
Training schedule
By the end of year one, the apprentice should be able to support accurate quotations and understand how Safetell prices work.
By the end of year two, the apprentice should understand the design principles behind Safetell systems and be able to explain technical solutions clearly.
By the end of year three, the apprentice should be able to manage customer enquiries, support sales opportunities and demonstrate the commercial, technical and relationship skills needed to progress toward a Business Development Manager role.
More training information
Training can take place at either Greenwich University or Kent University.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
T Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- To pass vetting to a BS 7858:2019 standard
- Ability to commute to Safetell's Dartford office
About this employer
Safetell designs, manufactures, installs and maintains physical security solutions that protect people, property and assets. Our work includes entrance control, security doors, screens, counters, cash and asset protection, automatic doors and bespoke security systems for organisations where safety, reliability and trust really matter.
https://www.safetell.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company Pension Scheme
- Ride to Work Scheme
- Wellbeing & Recognition App
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
By the end of year three, the apprentice should be able to manage customer enquiries, support sales opportunities and demonstrate the commercial, technical and relationship skills needed to progress toward a Business Development Manager role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SAFETELL LIMITED
Steph Davis
stephanie.davis@safetell.co.uk
01322425444
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041211.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 10 August 2026