Business Development Manager

Company: LRQA
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you drive new logo acquisition and project-based assessment opportunities in energy and renewables. You own the sales lifecycle end-to-end, building senior stakeholder relationships and shaping bids to secure long-term partnerships. You will collaborate across delivery teams to ensure competitive, deliverable proposals and maintain a healthy pipeline to exceed revenue targets. This position offers a clear impact on market entry and growth, within a global assurance and risk management context.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working arrangements
  • collaborative work environment
  • opportunities for professional growth
  • competitive salary
  • comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Identify and win new logo clients for assessment services, focusing on project-based opportunities
  • Develop and execute proactive business development strategies to penetrate target markets
  • Own the full sales lifecycle from lead generation to contract award
  • Build senior-level relationships with key stakeholders in target organizations
  • Lead and contribute to strategic bids and tenders, shaping scope and value propositions
  • Collaborate with internal technical, operations, and delivery teams to ensure competitive and margin-aligned proposals
  • Maintain a robust new business pipeline with accurate forecasting and reporting
  • Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets
  • Maintain CRM hygiene and contribute to sales reporting
  • Represent the business at industry events, conferences and client workshops

Key requirements

  • Proven success in winning new logo business and securing assessment-led projects in energy and renewables
  • Strong technical and commercial understanding of assessment/inspection/training opportunities
  • Experience selling into complex organisations
  • Demonstrable ability to originate and close high-value, project-based opportunities
  • Confidence presenting technical and commercial solutions to senior and executive stakeholders
  • Experience managing bids, tenders, and proposals with pricing strategy and margin control
  • Stakeholder management
  • Negotiation and influencing
  • Effective communication
  • Assessment/inspection/training opportunity knowledge
  • Bid and tender management
  • Pricing strategy and margin control

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Posted: September 21st, 2026